Sylvia Gunnery is the author of more than 20 books for teens and younger readers, including her YA novel Emily For Real. Out of Bounds was a Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection and was nominated for the Hackmatack Award. Sylvia presents widely at schools, libraries and festivals, and in 2016 she was the mentor at the first Writing on Fire teen writing retreat in Pugwash, NS.
Emily is quickly learning that life isn't simple. A failed romance and scandalous family revelations have shaken her to the core. But a new friendship with her classmate Leo is her saving grace and they give each other the courage to face life's challenges head on.
Left to house sit one summer while their parents are in Europe, three sisters set out on a cross-Canada road trip instead. Through near disasters, new acquaintances, and the revelation of close-kept secrets, the sisters' ties are by turns tested and strengthened.
