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Nearly a year after the death of his younger sister Evie, who had Down syndrome, Vancouver teen Munro is still hearing the voice of "the Coyote" in his head--a manifestation of his crushing guilt. Munro's parents agree to his spending six months in Australia on a student exchange program to help clear his head. Authentic, intense emotion (occasionally veering toward melodrama) drives the story.