The Fine Art of Holding Your Breath

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The hardest secrets are the ones we inherit. Seventeen-year-old MacKenna Meyers has spent her life navigating the minefield of her father's moods-and preparing to follow in her late mother's combat boots. Her plan is simple: earn an Army ROTC scholarship, prove she belongs, and convince her former-Ranger father that she's every bit the warrior princess he raised her to be. Instead, he forbids her from joining the military and refuses to explain why. Then MacKenna's grandmother gives her an old Iraqi ammo crate filled with her mother's belongings from the first Gulf War. Hidden beneath a false bottom is a journal written in poetry-and a secret her mother took to the grave. As MacKenna reads, the heroic story she has always believed begins to fracture. Her parents' past is far more complicated than she imagined, and the truth may explain the grief and fear her father has carried for sixteen years. Meanwhile, MacKenna's own carefully controlled life is coming apart. Her place on the synchronized swimming team is in jeopardy. Her best friend is pulling away. And Landon Scott-the boy who kissed her and then vanished five years ago-is back, carrying dangerous secrets of his own. Caught between the future she wants and a past no one will discuss, MacKenna must decide what courage really means: following the path her mother took-or finding the strength to choose her own.

  • Author: Charity Tahmaseb
  • Publisher: Collins Mark Books
  • Ages: 13-18
  • Pages: 304
  • ISBN: 9780998793894 (Paperback)

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The Fine Art of Holding Your Breath

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The hardest secrets are the ones we inherit. Seventeen-year-old MacKenna Meyers has spent her life navigating the minefield of her... Read more

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    The hardest secrets are the ones we inherit. Seventeen-year-old MacKenna Meyers has spent her life navigating the minefield of her father's moods-and preparing to follow in her late mother's combat boots. Her plan is simple: earn an Army ROTC scholarship, prove she belongs, and convince her former-Ranger father that she's every bit the warrior princess he raised her to be. Instead, he forbids her from joining the military and refuses to explain why. Then MacKenna's grandmother gives her an old Iraqi ammo crate filled with her mother's belongings from the first Gulf War. Hidden beneath a false bottom is a journal written in poetry-and a secret her mother took to the grave. As MacKenna reads, the heroic story she has always believed begins to fracture. Her parents' past is far more complicated than she imagined, and the truth may explain the grief and fear her father has carried for sixteen years. Meanwhile, MacKenna's own carefully controlled life is coming apart. Her place on the synchronized swimming team is in jeopardy. Her best friend is pulling away. And Landon Scott-the boy who kissed her and then vanished five years ago-is back, carrying dangerous secrets of his own. Caught between the future she wants and a past no one will discuss, MacKenna must decide what courage really means: following the path her mother took-or finding the strength to choose her own.

    • Author: Charity Tahmaseb
    • Publisher: Collins Mark Books
    • Ages: 13-18
    • Pages: 304
    • ISBN: 9780998793894 (Paperback)

    Ships separately from our book distribution partner by USPS Media Mail. Media Mail usually takes 2 to 8 business days after shipping. If you order this with cards or other items, it will arrive in its own package.

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    Unused accessories, figures and books in their original packaging can be returned within 14 days of delivery. Trading card singles and sealed trading card product are final sale. Please email us before sending anything back.

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    Contact us within 7 days of delivery with your order number and a photo. We'll send a replacement or a full refund, including your original shipping cost, at no charge to you.

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