Paper Airplane, Broken Bones

One whispered warning. One reckless choice. One summer that changes everything Fort Lauderdale, 1980. Steven is just an eighth grader counting down the days until summer—until the school counselor walks in with news that shatters everything: Shpresa, the quiet girl from his class, has died in a drug-related car accident. After that day, Steven swears he can still hear her voice. A whisper at the edge of thought. A warning he doesn’t want to understand. Trying to drown it out, he makes one reckless decision that spirals into betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak. Each choice pulls him further from who he wants to be—and closer to The Sprout, the local rehab center every kid in town fears. At home, his family is coming apart. His sister seems intent on seeing him fail. And all the while, the memory of Shpresa won’t let him go. To find peace, Steven must face what he’s done, who he’s become, and the fragile hope that something better might still take flight. Tender, raw, and unforgettable, Paper Airplane, Broken Bones is a coming-of-age story about loss, guilt, and the fragile beauty of redemption. View Less