Rose Of No Man's LandFourteen year old Trisha Driscoll is a gender blurring, self described loner whose family expects nothing of her. While her mother lies on the couch in a hypochondriac haze and her sister aspires to be on The Real World, Trisha struggles to find her own place among the neon signs, theme restaurants, and cookie cutter chain stores of her hometown. After being hired and abruptly fired from the most popular clothing shop at the local mall, Trisha

its people and its culture fits - or doesn't fit - into the wider global scheme of things

Ireland — the same place her ancestors have always dwelled

She lives on Klickitat Street with her mother

a stable rupee and ample foreign exchange reserves -- a far cry from the 1991 crisis he lived through and describes in vivid detail

But being the new kids isn’t their only challenge

Why'd I get the smaller half

The Washington Post raves: “Lashner is as impressive as anyone writing thrillers today

The charming guy she remembers is now brooding and withdrawn

she’ll have to fake the one thing her family values most

planet-sized alien and the explorers are her lunch

proactive tactics to respond effectively to bad-mouthing

and is perfect for fans of The Maze Runner and Legend