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Rory Harrison s beautiful novel about identity, home, and fresh starts recounts one boy s quest to discover a world where he can thrive, one adventure at a time. Dylan doesn t have a lot of experience with comfort. His room in the falling-down Village Estates can generously be categorized as squalid, and he sure isn t getting any love from his mother, who seemed to-no, definitely did-enjoy the perks that went along with being the parent of a cancer kid. His only escape has been in the form of his favorite video game-World of Warcraft-and the one true friend who makes him feel understood, even if it is just online: Arden. And now that Dylan is suddenly in remission, he wants to take Arden on a real mission, one he never thought he d live to set out on: a journey to a mysterious ship in the middle of the Salton Sea. But Arden is fighting her own battles, ones that Dylan can t always help her win. As they navigate their way west, they grapple with Arden's father (who refuses to recognize his daughter s true gender), Dylan s addiction, and the messy, complicated romance fighting so hard to blossom through the cracks of their battle-hardened hearts.