Sixteen years old is a wonderful age full of new discoveries, and new independence. There are hopes and dreams for the future and if they change every day no one cares. It’s a time to fall in love and learn about heart break. It’s a time to find those friends who will stick by you for life. For Megan the beginning of grade eleven is the beginning of a journey into her doubts and fears, as well as her hopes and dreams. The pretty world of her childhood is beginning to crack and dark reality is showing its ugly face. Tragedy strikes, not once, but twice. Ugly rumours run rampant. Her community falls apart at the time when Megan and her friends need it the most. More than one innocent person is hurt and Megan watches it all. How do you reconcile your beliefs to reality? How do you make peace with a past that won’t leave you alone? How do you protect yourself when no one will tell you who the bad guy is? Pieces is a novel about the awakening of a teen, from child to nearly-adult. Megan will have to decide who to trust, what to believe, and how to live her life in the wake of tragedy and adversity.