Unwanted

Abandoned But Never Broken

In this raw and unflinching debut young adult novel, a broken system meets an unbreakable spirit. A powerful story about finding light in the darkest places and the courage to reach for something more, even when the world has taught you to expect nothing at all.

Unwanted: Abandoned But Never Broken is a compelling coming-of-age story that explores themes of abandonment, the resilience of the human spirit, the healing power of connection, and the difficult journey of finding one's place in the world.

Fifteen-year-old Sam Rain has spent her life being everyone's protector-shielding her younger siblings from their mother's violent outbursts, searching for her runaway brother, and building walls around her own wounded heart. But when she's confined to a treatment center that feels more like a prison, Sam's carefully constructed defenses begin to crack.