Promise Me Tomorrow

Three things consume sixteen-year-old autistic artist Nina's thoughts: earning the privilege to paint the school mural, untangling her emotions about a certain boy, and finding a miracle cure for her mom's terminal cancer. For sixteen-year-old Nina, communicating her emotions is ridiculously hard. She expresses herself best through art, so when she's chosen to design the school mural, she's ecstatic. It's a chance to make Mom proud. Then she learns her mother's cancer has returned and is terminal. She can't believe God would allow this to happen. Even worse, Mom refuses further treatment. If mom dies, how will Nina prove she can be the daughter her mother wants? Besides, the family can't manage without Mom. Nina's twin brother is a meteorite-loving genius, but helpless at navigating certain situations because of his autism. Even though Nina has always been ready to jump in when Mom's not available, she can't fill a permanent mom-sized hole. As she struggles with her internal battle-and trouble at school-Nina gains a support system through a rag-tag group of classmates, but in her single-minded search for a miracle for Mom, she strays outside her own rules of behavior, risks alienating her friends, and pushes away the boy who only wants to help her.