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He's just returned from a tour in Afghanistan with one less leg and survivor's guilt. She's counting down the days until she can leave her "blink town" for art school. Nineteen-year-old Josh and eighteen-year-old Skylar find solace in each other's company and develop a complicated relationship. The intimate, vivid dialogue and multilayered characters immediately draw readers into this emotional story.