How to be Found by Emily Pohl-Weary | CBC Books - Action News
Home WebMail Saturday, November 23, 2024, 04:07 AM | Calgary | -12.0°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
BooksCanadian

How to be Found by Emily Pohl-Weary

How to be Found is a YA novel by Emily Pohl-Weary
A book cover shows a photograph of two teenagers walking outside on the sidewalk of a town, with dusk lighting. A hand is writing the book's title over the photograph in red lipstick.

Michie and her best friend Trissa grew up like sisters in a ramshackle duplex owned by their single moms. But now that they're sixteen, their differences in identity and experience have caused a rift. Michie's an introvert obsessed with a book called A Girl's Guide to Murder, and her mom has an organic weed and mushrooms grow-op in the basement. Shiny, extroverted Trissa, on the other hand, dances at the hottest nightclub in town, while her mother holds an ultra-responsible job at City Hall.

One night, Michie wakes up to find Trissa missing, having left only a cryptic note. The cops write her off as a party girl who's probably already met a foul end, and the mothers fall apart from fear and grief, but Michie refuses to believe it.

Enlisting help from her friend Anwar, who she's been in love with forever, Michie sets off to look for Trissa, knowing she's the only one who will. The search takes them into unfamiliar, dangerous territory: the backrooms of Trissa's luxury nightclub, dark alleyways, the online sex industry, and rural cottage country.

As she begins to unravel Trissa's secrets against a backdrop of cold authority figures, shady characters, and a serial killer who's been active in the city, Michie knows she's plunging into danger - but she's determined to find her chosen sister and to bring her home safe. (From Arsenal Pulp Press)

Emily Pohl-Weary is a writer andcreative writing instructor at the University of British Columbia. Her previous books include YA novelsNot Your Ordinary Wolf Girl and Strange Times at Western High and the poetry bookGhost Sick. Pohl-Wearyis originally from Toronto and now lives in Vancouver.