Her Name Was Isa

Isa has friends who have known her for years. They save her a seat at the table, know exactly what she likes, and insist that they are only joking.

But slowly, something changes.

Photos are shared. Boundaries are ignored. Comments stay with her long after everyone else has forgotten them. And whenever Isa tries to explain that something hurts, she is left wondering whether perhaps she is the problem after all.

Only with Levi does she not have to constantly question what she has done wrong. While Isa tries to hold on to school, her family and her dream of working with costumes, the world around her becomes increasingly difficult to carry.

Her Name Was Isa is an intimate and emotional novel about damaging friendship, bullying, group pressure, mental health, asking for help and the people left behind when words seem to come too late.

A story about how something that once felt safe can quietly begin to hurt — and about what we sometimes understand only when someone is no longer there.