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Violet Larkin spends the summer in Lyric as a punishment. She is tall, funny and gifted at music. She has been partying with the wrong crowd. Her younger brother, Sam, is bright and sensitive. He enters a centre to get help for depression. Both grew up with tales of their family's luck and grit. Their great-grandmother lived through a shipwreck, then founded Lyric.

Violet hopes to change her life by finding that wreck. The ship has lain underwater for more than a century. Liv Stone joins her search. She is sharp, has grey eyes and loves local history. The bonds Violet forms may help her rebuild her life. This holds true even if they never find the ship.

Julia Drake's first novel tells of growing up, for young adults. It mixes romance and humour with grief and trauma. It also deals with healing from these wounds. It explores who we are, mental health, love and family. It shows the courage it takes to let others see our hurts. The story draws on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It also adds hints of magic to the real world. It first came out in 2019. It won the 2020 New England Book Award for Young Adults. Alunita Voiculescu translated this edition from English.

Drake grew up near Philadelphia. She studied Spanish at Williams College. She earned a master's degree at Columbia University in creative writing. She coaches writers and teaches creative writing at Writopia. This nonprofit helps young people build a love of writing.