17-year-old Erica Rae got everything she wanted: a boyfriend who is the captain of the football team; a popular friend group; and as junior year starts, she only rises in status. She seems to have achieved her own happiness, yet nothing could be further from the truth. She is getting into trouble at home; she's secretly dealing with the loss of her best friend; and she constantly fears that her past will catch up to her.
Just when things at Rover High couldn't get any better for her, a girl from Erica's past starts attending her school, and the girl's unwanted presence threatens to ruin everything. When Erica gets thrown off her pedestal, she must navigate high school in a whole new way. But what she doesn't expect is that sometimes the thing you most fear will happen is exactly what needs to happen.
Becoming Erica is a coming-of-age story about a young woman who discovers the power of having real friends and support, the sorrow that comes with a great loss, and the ups and downs of high school-and of life. The story will take its readers on a journey that narrates both her past and present and will reveal how every part of Erica's story works together to bring about a truer version of herself.