Without knowing or caring where Id wind up, I sneaked out of the house and took off running. Wendy Robichaud is on schedule to have everything she wants in high school: two loyal best friends, a complete and happy family, and a hunky boyfriend shes had a crush on since eighth gradeuntil she and Mrs. Villaturo look at old photo albums together. Thats when Mrs. V sees her dead husband and hints at a scandal down in Cajun country. Faster than you can say crawdad, Wendy digs into the scandal. She risks losing boyfriend David by befriending Mrs. Vs cute grandson, alienates stepsister Alice by having a boyfriend in the first place, and upsets her friend Gayle without knowing why. Will Wendy be able to prevent Mrs. V from being taken thousands of miles away from her? And will she lose all the friends shes fought so hard to get?