Every Last Promise

Perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson and Gayle Forman, Every Last Promise is a provocative and emotional novel about a girl who must decide between keeping quiet and speaking up after witnessing a classmate's sexual assault.

Kayla saw something at the party that she wasn't supposed to. But she hasn't told anyone.

No one knows the real story about what happened that night—about why Kayla was driving the car that ran into a ditch after the party, about the dark secret she witnessed in the hours leading up to the accident, and about the promise she made to her friend Bean before she left for the summer.

Now Kayla's coming home for her senior year, grappling with a terrible moral dilemma. If Kayla keeps quiet, she might be able to get her old life back. If she tells the truth, she risks losing everything—and everyone—she ever cared about.

• Small Town Secrets: In a town that worships its star quarterback, Kayla is the only one who knows what he did to her friend Bean in the shadows of a barn party.
• A Vow of Silence: Returning for senior year after a summer in exile, Kayla must decide whether to uphold the promise she made and let a predator walk free, or speak up and destroy the town’s hero.
• Fractured Friendships: Haunted by the fatal car crash that everyone blames her for, Kayla finds her old friends—including the perpetrator’s twin sister—are now strangers who call her “Killer Kayla.”
• Speaking Truth to Power: As the pressure to forget mounts, Kayla grapples with the crushing weight of being the only witness who knows the truth behind the accident and the assault.