One month ago, 16-year-old Jamie left Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, to earn a living playing the fiddle in Halifax. Noah’s parents spend their evenings driving to Halifax to look for Jamie, so Noah’s grandmother arrives from Cape Breton Island, soothing Noah with warm hugs, serving him chocolate cake for breakfast, and tending to his cold with home remedies. Unlike wild child Jamie, whose exploits are legendary, “good kid” Noah excels academically and swims competitively, but he feels overlooked—and lonely. New girl Alysha Toussaint befriends him, but Noah is hurt when Alysha and Jessica, Noah’s swimming rival and sometime bully, become romantically involved. Noah’s conflicts all come to a head when he sets out alone to look for Jamie, bringing the tale to a poignant conclusion. Balancing the larger issue of Jamie’s disappearance with Noah’s need for normalcy and longing for friendship, Schwartz Fagan’s well-paced narrative convincingly portrays the anxiety of a family dealing with crisis, the pleasures of having a loving grandparent, and the typical—yet still excruciating—ups and downs of adolescence. The maritime province’s small-town setting adds flavor and dimension, with lyrics from traditional East Coast Canadian songs interspersed. Most characters read white; Alysha’s last name hints at diversity.