The sixteen-year-old protagonist grappling with severe guilt over her half-sister's death on 9/11. She moves in with her biological father Nick after her mother's emotional affair, works at Kennywood amusement park, and develops a secret romance with neighbor Jimmy Freeze before confronting family secrets and reconciling with her mother and stepfather.
Nick is Tess's father
Tess is writing letters to her deceased half-sister Zoe
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