After fleeing her home, suburban-bred Dana struggles to survive in the alleys, squats and subway stations of downtown Toronto. Dana’s graffiti on an underpass catches the eye of a counselor at Sketches, a drop-in center where homeless teens can express themselves through art. As Dana works on a painting, she begins to confront the reason she left home. The truth of what her stepfather did to her is trying to break free, but will it come out through her paintbrush or the blade of a knife?

Related: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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• ISBN: 9780670062942
• Author: Walters, Eric
• Published: 2008, Viking Juvenile
• Themes: art, homelessness, runaway, secrets, sexual abuse
• Descriptors: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 232