Deb Caletti

Deb Caletti writes fiction for teenagers and grown readers, often examining how family power and public image affect a young person's ability to trust her own judgment. Girl, Unframed follows Sydney Reilly during a summer in San Francisco with her famous mother, Lila Shore. Sydney notices a pattern of troubling signs around the household and begins to question the glamorous story that others accept about Lila's life. Atheneum Books issued the 2020 edition. Its structure announces pieces of evidence before the full circumstances are known, making interpretation part of Sydney's coming of age. Caletti, who lives in the Seattle area, has written numerous novels and received recognition including a National Book Award finalist selection for Honey, Baby, Sweetheart. Girl, Unframed brings her interest in emotional coercion and self-definition into a tense family narrative. The title captures Sydney's task: she must understand herself outside the image arranged by a parent, an audience, and assumptions about beauty, success, and loyalty.