Lately, all Calla wants is to disappear. Her parents disowned her at the beginning of spring break. Her girlfriend Mona thinks it''s because they found out she''s gay. But the truth is they found her Google searches: how do you know you''re trans, am I nonbinary or a trans guy, how to tell your girlfriend you''re trans, what to do if you''re trans.Then Calla and Mona stumble upon a mysterious house in the woods, where they meet five other teens. These teens have lived in the house for decades without ever aging. They call themselves by different words--inverts, degenerates, homosexuals--and come from all different time periods. Each of them found the Forever House when they most needed a safe place to hide from a world that didn''t understand or accept them.Calla thinks she might have finally found a place to belong. A place to be who she (they? he?) really is. But how long can you hide from time?>

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Jen St. Jude (they/them) is a Lambda Literary Fellow, who holds creative writing degrees from Colby College and Harvard University Extension School. Jen grew up in New Hampshire apple orchards but now lives in Chicago with their wife, daughter and dog. @jenstjude

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A profound, beautifully written and deeply moving YA novel about trans identity, queer history and found family with a high concept hook - from the critically acclaimed author of IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME, for fans of WE ARE OKAY and THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END.

Calla Quick has no future.

At least, that's how it feels. Her parents disowned her via text message, and now she can't afford to go to an all-women's college with her girlfriend Ramona like they planned.

But Calla wonders if maybe that's for the best-because even though Calla told Ramona her parents disowned her because they found out she's gay, the truth is, Calla has been questioning whether she's a girl at all. Calla wishes she had more time to figure everything out, and one night, her wish is seemingly granted.

When Calla and Ramona stumble upon a mysterious farmhouse the woods, they meet five teens who claim they've lived there for decades. The land, which they call Amaranth, acts as a safe haven for queer kids throughout history-a place free of hate, free of violence, free of time itself. Here, Calla can be Cal and use they/them pronouns, and they feel instantly accepted.

They don't have to worry about the future because at Amaranth, it will never come-until one night when the clock strikes twelve.

Now under a literal ticking clock, the housemates must find a way to stop time again or face going back to their harsh realities, but as Cal learns everyone's story, they begin to wonder what queer people lose when their history is lost to time.