The Bad Sister

Tessa has always been labeled the bad sister. She talks back. She fights. She disappears when things get hard. But no one ever asks why.Behind closed doors, Tessa and her younger sister Kody live in a house poisoned by alcohol, violence, and silence. Their mother parties and pretends. Their stepfather drinks and explodes. Their real father? In prison, and better off forgotten-at least, that's what everyone says.Tessa takes the hits. Kody takes the silence. And both of them take the blame.When Tessa finds out she's pregnant at just fourteen, the fragile world they've built to survive begins to crumble. Kody starts running away. Their mother breaks down. And then comes the news: their biological father is getting out of prison.Now the sisters are out of time. Out of safe places. And almost out of each other.The Bad Sister is a haunting and emotionally gripping novel about surviving in the cracks of a broken family. It's about the love between sisters, the scars no one sees, and the quiet strength it takes just to keep breathing.Tessa has always been labeled the bad sister. She talks back. She fights. She disappears when things get hard. But no one ever asks why.Behind closed doors, Tessa and her younger sister Kody live in a house poisoned by alcohol, violence, and silence. Their mother parties and pretends. Their stepfather drinks and explodes. Their real father? In prison, and better off forgotten-at least, that's what everyone says.Tessa takes the hits. Kody takes the silence. And both of them take the blame.When Tessa finds out she's pregnant at just fourteen, the fragile world they've built to survive begins to crumble. Kody starts running away. Their mother breaks down. And then comes the news: their biological father is getting out of prison.Now the sisters are out of time. Out of safe places. And almost out of each other.The Bad Sister is a haunting and emotionally gripping novel about surviving in the cracks of a broken family. It's about the love between sisters, the scars no one sees, and the quiet strength it takes just to keep breathing.