How to Make Friends with the Dark

Written by Kathleen Glasgow

A girl faces loss and discovers unexpected family amidst the darkness.

4.1 Goodreads · 45,027 ratings

448 pages· 103,458 words· Est. 9.5 hour read· HL690L

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Bookroo's summary

Tiger's world shatters with her mother's death, leaving her adrift in foster care. With no family to turn to, she must navigate a life packed in suitcases. Hope emerges in the form of a sister she never knew, challenging her to find light in the shadows. Can Tiger embrace this new connection before the darkness consumes her? Discover a journey of love, loss, and unexpected family ties.

From the publisher

A rare and powerful novel. –Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a novel about love and loss and learning how to continue when it feels like you’re surrounded by darkness. Tiger’s life changed with a simple phone call. Her mother has died. That’s when darkness descended on her otherwise average life. Tiger’s mother never talked about her father, and with no grandparents or aunts or uncles, her world is packed into a suitcase and moved to a foster home. And another. And another. Until hope surfaces in the shape of . . . a sister? Sometimes family comes in forms you don’t recognize. But can Tiger learn to make friends with the darkness before it swallows her whole? Stunning and beautifully written.-HelloGiggles Breathtaking and heartbreaking, and I loved it with all my heart. –Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe

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