My Name is Harper Lee Gallagher — Jennifer Parker

The small town of Stone Lake, surrounded by lakes and forests is not the setting that 15-year old Harper Lee Gallagher imagined for her life -- but when her life's backdrop is shattered by unthinkable tragedy, the choice is taken out of her hands.Alone and starting over, she finds acceptance and peace among new family, new friends, Athena, the beautiful white horse that starts her spirit on a journey of spiritual healing, and the foreign surroundings of natural beauty that she had forgotten she'd once dreamed of having for her own.After bitter months of resenting her sister's interference in the loss of her first crush, Harper struggles with the growing stigma of sweet 16 and never been kissed, even while she adjusts to the surprising attention being the new girl in a small town generates among boys and girls alike; bringing to her, the best friends she's ever known, and enemies who could prove to be dangerous to her in every possible way.Her year-long journey brings her full circle to the moment of truth: to face what brought her to Stone Lake in the first place, and the courage it will take to face the demons of her past.My Name is Harper Lee Gallagher is the first of a 3-book saga of living, loving, and self-discovery amidst an ever-changing dynamic that only growing up can bring.Look for: Harper Lee and Friends in 2019.