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Brave the sour to taste the sweet.

organ is devastated by her mother’s sudden death. Before,
M Mom’s amazing organizational skills kept the family on track,
and her bowl of lemon drops was always on hand to make difficult
conversations easy, turning life’s sour into sweet. After, there’s no one
to help Morgan navigate her new role caring for her younger siblings,
her worries about starting junior high, and her increasingly confusing
friendships. All she can do is try to fulfill her mother’s final request:
Keep them safe, Morgan. Be brave for them. Help them be happy.
When Dad insists on taking the family on their regular summer
camping trip, and Morgan’s efforts to keep her promise to Mom seem
doomed to fail, Morgan’s anxiety spirals into a panic attack, and Dad
treats her like she’s impossibly broken. Unable to share her fears and
needs with Dad, and desperate to prove she’s got the strength to hold
the family together, Morgan sets off alone to hike a flooding canyon
trail. But somewhere on that lonely and dangerous journey, Morgan
will encounter the truth about the final words her mother left her, the
power in finding her own voice, and the possibility of new beginnings.

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