<p>When senior Elena Park's civics project meets Rory Maddox-a teen on probation sleeping in his car-Silverbrook's hidden homelessness becomes impossible to ignore. As city hall pushes bans and school gossip spreads his mugshot Elena her cop dad and a small church choose the harder path: confession repair and real help. With Scripture threads (Luke 15; Psalm 139; Micah 6:8) and a restorative-justice arc this YA Christian novel tackles stigma addiction's ripple effects and hope that sees the unseen-and stays to build something new.</p><p> </p>