Nell and Layla were extremely close when they were little. So close, in fact, that Nell got confused and started calling her sister and herself by the collective name Nellaya. Now that they’re both in high school, things have started to shift. Though they attend the same school and play on the same soccer team, Layla has become more closed off and secretive. Nell is doing her best to be her own person instead of living in her sister’s shadow, but she misses the closeness they once had. Though Layla used to tell her everything, she feels as if Layla isn’t telling her *anything* anymore. Nell wonders what could be causing this change in her sister and fears it has something to do with the rumors that Layla is dating the cute, young art teacher whose supposed conquests of students are frequent fodder for gossip. She wants to know the truth, but she is also afraid of what she might learn. After all, what will/should Nell do if she finds out the rumors are true?
Though I don’t think this book was written as well as The Things a Brother Knows or Harmless, I thought Reinhardt did a good job writing about the struggle between loyalty and honesty.