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Mathilda (Tilly), fourteen, and Ruth Anne (Roo), sixteen, are sisters and best friends in Connecticut, but when Roo crashes her car while texting she is confined to a hospital bed with "locked-in syndrome," aware of her surroundings, but apparently comatose--and Tilly must find a way to communicate with her sister, while dealing with her own sense of guilt.

Full of life lessons learned from the actual journey of a young woman with autism, Katherine Highet, this book will inspire anyone who wants to make a difference in the life of an individual with autism advancing on the spectrum.