Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

Catherine Ryan Hyde, a New York Times bestselling novelist, has written a compelling and poignant book about friendship, parenting, and the search for a home.

Living with her mother, Brooke is a financially challenged single mother of a two-year-old daughter named Etta. She was previously divorced and focused only on her kid. Then, in a matter of seconds, Brooke is carjacked, completely shattering her existence. All Brooke can do is watch, helpless and horrified, as Etta vanishes into the Los Angeles night while still strapped into her seat.

Molly, a homeless teenager who is all too accustomed to darkness, finds Etta far away. Molly, who was abandoned by her parents and with a future as uncertain as the wooden container she lives in, gets by on the strength of her cunning. Even with her erratic life, she is shocked to discover Etta alone and abandoned. Protecting the young girl from more than just the weather, Molly has to put herself in danger to save a youngster who is as lost as she is.

A horrific occurrence causes Molly and Brooke's desperate paths to intersect, leading to the unexpected relationship that transcends generations and situations. It will teach Brooke and Molly that things may change drastically in an instant, both what is lost and what is found.