The way Clae’s mom tells it, Clae’s dad took off when she was a baby - end of story. Ever since, it’s been just the two of them, living in the coastal city of Gloucester, where Clae is one of just a few Black girls. When Clae finds clues to a mysterious person she calls her fairy god somebody, she’s determined to know more about her origins.
Her chance comes when she’s accepted to a summer journalism program in New York, a city where her parents lived before she was born. Equipped with a few leads and steely resolve, Clae leaves home for the first time on a quest to learn about her history.
New York is full of magic and mystery, not to mention romance. Clae and her new friends, Nze and Joelle, explore neighborhood haunts and hustles from Brooklyn to Broadway, discovering a family trail that someone has tried hard to bury. So who is this fairy god somebody? Can Clae use her sleuthing skills to find the truth? This is a story of lies that run deep and patterns meant to be broken. Clae, Nze, and Joelle will stick with you and remind you that every girl deserves to write her own story.
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