Cadie is a happy teenage girl, involved in her HS Drama program, working on a production of Much Ado About Nothing. She gets along great with her dad, who run a small bookstore. Her mom is the principal of Cadie’s Quaker school. Everything is great with Cadie until a secret from the past is revealed: Cadie has a half-sister, just a few months older, which means that Cadie’s dad had an affair while married to Cadie’s mom. Now, this sister, Elizabeth, is coming to live with her new family. There’s no choice about it, as Elizabeth’s mother has died. How will these girls get along? How will Cadie’s younger brother react? What will happen to Cadie’s good relationship with her dad? And what about her parents’ marriage?
This coming of age novel will appeal to young adult readers who enjoy drama, literally and figuratively.