Meet Eden! Her fingers were made for the piano. Her voice was made to sing harmony. But suddenly her heart stops working, and everything changes. As the life she wants to be living passes by outside the walls of her hospital room, Eden realizes that she barely recognizes who she is becoming. Meet Zahra! Math nerd. Future engineer. She's the baby of the family, but she's got big dreams... or at least, she used to. The war stole her home, halted her education, and imprisoned her in a tent far from home. Now what?? Meet Mei! Good girl. Optimist. Devoted member of her church youth group. Maybe a little bit clumsy. ;) But sometimes things can get really weird, and really confusing, really fast. Meet Katya! Tennis player. Big sister. Fluffy dog tolerator. Her favorite place to be is with her best friends. Life is pretty good, until the morning when it suddenly isn't. With any sense of stability ripped away from her, is there a safe place for her heart and mind? Toronto. Syria. Ukraine. Texas. Four girls face the hardships of isolation in remote corners of the planet. Their journeys will be messy, of course. One of them will struggle with growing anger , and another with crippling anxiety . One will drift toward despair . Another will battle surprising temptation . While facing challenges they wouldn’t have chosen, what refuge can they seek? What hope can they cling to? Not always at their best but also never abandoned, read along as Eden, Zahra, Mei and Katya discover that they are pursued and deeply loved by God. Their raw and relatable stories might point your heart to fresh hope, too. Content This book contains descriptions of panic attacks, war (although not of interpersonal violence), and peer pressure in an online setting. I have done my best to handle these topics sensitively, and in a way that is appropriate for a young adolescent audience.