Girl in a Bad Place

The Haven, a commune in the mountains, seems harmless -- until Mailee's best friend Cara decides she's going to stay there forever. How far will Mailee go to bring her friend home?

Mailee and Cara take care of each other. Mailee is the star of the high school plays; Cara is the stage manager. Mailee can't keep her life together; Cara has enough organizational skills for the both of them.So when the girls are invited to visit the Haven, a commune in the mountains near their suburban Montana homes, it seems like an adventure. Until Cara starts spending every waking minute there... and Mailee thinks it's creepy, almost like a cult. When Cara decides she's going to move to the Haven permanently, Mailee knows it's a bad idea. But how far will she go to save her best friend... from herself?

Kaitlin Ward is the author of the young adult novels GIRL IN A BAD PLACE and BLEEDING EARTH. She grew up on a dairy farm in New Hampshire, studied animal science at Cornell University, and settled back in her hometown with her husband and son. She co-founded the well-known blog YA Highway and can be found at www.kaitlin-ward.com.