When Hannah was little she used to make her father read nursery rhymes over and over. But she isn't little anymore and she's truly lost. No one, especially her dad, can reach her.Kelly, Hannah's older sister, is pretty sure it all started at the science fair, where Hannah flew into a rage at her best friend, Kyle.She won't have anything to do with him anymore. Instead she's hanging out with a new, rough crowd of friends, ditching school and mouthing off to teachers when she does attend.Soon Hannah is sneaking out at night and coming home drunk. Then the police are bringing her home and she's charged with breaking and entering. Hannah is spinning out of control, destroying her already fragile family.In Hannah's secret box, Kelly discovers fragments of clues - notes from friends, letters, school reports, postcards, newspaper clippings.