Seventeen-year-old Ione has always been told she’s “too much”—too loud, too tender, too angry at all the wrong things. In a town that teaches girls to shrink themselves quiet, she carries her defiance like armor and her heartbreak like a secret.
But when a reckless act fractures her fragile world, Ione is forced to confront the raw, unpolished truth of who she really is—and who she might become if she lets herself break open.
Told in electric, lyrical prose, Foolish Young Strength is a coming-of-age novel about the wild ache of being young, the quiet rebellion of staying soft, and the strength it takes to feel everything and still keep going.
Because sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is keep your heart wide open—even when the world tells you to shut it down.
