The Last Understudy

Wren Cole earned her scholarship to Aldenmere through talent, grit, and years of refusing to let doubt quiet her voice. Named understudy to Lysara in the conservatory's fall production, she is finally close to the stage she has always wanted. Then Room 7 begins answering when she sings. When the lead loses her voice on opening night, Wren steps into the spotlight and gives the performance of her life. Afterward, unfamiliar hungers, a melody she never learned, and missing school records make her wonder what Aldenmere has given her, and what it may have taken.