Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob.
Her beauty marred by a facial birthmark that has caused endless pain, ruled by a ruthless, emotionally abusive father, and sadly standing by her silent, complacent mother, Terra feels like she's trapped and longs to escape her tiny Northwestern town and become an artist at Williams College. But an accident changes everything, and Terra meets Jacob, who has issues of his own. A life-altering trip to China puts Terra on a new path of self discovery, and gives her more hope than she thoughts possible. Thought-provoking, beautifully written, and compelling, this is a Kirkus Best Young Adult Book of 2009.
- Genre: Juvenile Fiction
- Subgenre: General, Girls + Women, Social Issues / Self-Esteem + Self-Reliance
- Age: Teen
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Co
- Pages: 373
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: February 17, 2010
- Date Published: February 17, 2010
- Author: Justina Chen Headley