Phoenix envies her brother Gryphon. The daredevil and sports hero has all of his recons left: three more chances at life. But she is left with only one, and learns that her beloved brother is responsible for one of her deaths. When Gryphon himself has an accident, the governing body Chrysalis refuses to recon him, deeming his death to be a suicide. His friends' code of silence makes it difficult to find out what happened, but Phoenix is determined to unravel the mystery and save her brother.
© Esmé Demers
Carrie Mac writes stories that she wants to read. Her latest book is the literary novel Last Winter (Random House, 2023). She has also authored contemporary novels for teens, speculative YA, literary short fiction, and creative non-fiction. Her accolades include a BC Book Prize, Arthur Ellis Award, and CBC NonFiction Prize. She has mentored privately, at SFU’s Writer’s Studio, and also at UBC’s School of Creative Writing, from which she holds an MFA. Queer and widowed, she lives with her two homeschooled kids in East Vancouver, on the stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.


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Phoenix envies her brother Gryphon. The daredevil and sports hero has all of his recons left: three more chances at life. But she is left with only one, and learns that her beloved brother is responsible for one of her deaths. When Gryphon himself has an accident, the governing body Chrysalis refuses to recon him, deeming his death to be a suicide. His friends' code of silence makes it difficult to find out what happened, but Phoenix is determined to unravel the mystery and save her brother.

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© Esmé Demers
Carrie Mac writes stories that she wants to read. Her latest book is the literary novel Last Winter (Random House, 2023). She has also authored contemporary novels for teens, speculative YA, literary short fiction, and creative non-fiction. Her accolades include a BC Book Prize, Arthur Ellis Award, and CBC NonFiction Prize. She has mentored privately, at SFU’s Writer’s Studio, and also at UBC’s School of Creative Writing, from which she holds an MFA. Queer and widowed, she lives with her two homeschooled kids in East Vancouver, on the stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.


www.carriemac.com View titles by Carrie Mac

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