Come Down Somewhere

In Jennifer L. Wright's poignant WWII novel, two young women navigate the upheaval of their lives during the 1945 Trinity nuclear bomb test. Olive Alexander, uprooted from her family's ranch in southern New Mexico, grapples with anger and isolation as she adjusts to a new home and school, encountering Jo Hawthorne, whose father now occupies Olive's cherished land. Their tentative friendship is shattered by a devastating explosion, leaving both girls to confront their trauma as Jo returns years later, determined to seek answers about the past and reconnect with Olive before it's too late.