The Voss family lives in a repurposed church; the once-cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother's former nurse, the little half-brother isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there's Merit. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn't earned, and secrets her family forces her to keep. Watching her family from the sidelines, she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix. Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences.-- Back cover.