Annika Linn Verdal Homme

Lava

The story of how everything that once felt solid suddenly became fluid.

Evi’s life is turned upside down the day she learns her parents are getting divorced. They’re not handling it well, and neither is she. Evi rebels. She refuses to move. She refuses to be a child from a broken home. And she definitely refuses to visit her mother who has moved to a city far up north. So when a one-way ticket to Tenerife pops up on her flight app, Evi doesn’t hesitate. She’s going.

Joining her on this impulsive escape is a tiny puppy, a gift from her dad. But should a teenager really be solely responsible for a puppy? And what happens when she’s forced to take responsibility for herself in a foreign place?

Divorce hits differently for everyone. Sometimes it looks like this: parents who are idiots, coaches who disappoint, and friends who just don’t get it. Evi refuses to play along, and there are consequences. Because really, should a child be expected to carry the weight of their own life, and a puppy, while the parents are trying to figure out their lives?