Find Layla

Find Layla by Meg Elison is a young adult novel about a 14-year-old girl named Layla Bailey who lives in a neglected and abusive environment. She loves science and wants to protect her younger brother from their unstable mother. When she enters a school competition and makes a video about her home, she exposes the harsh reality of her life to the world.

The video goes viral and attracts the attention of Child Protective Services, who take her and her brother away from their mother. Layla has to face the consequences of her actions and find a way to survive on her own.