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San Diego Festival of Books with Chris Baron
Colby Sharp's YouTube Interview with Megan
Megan's Poetry Workshop for Kids
What's for Launch? Podcast
Writing Craft Panel: Worldbuilding
Bookish Society Secrets Podcast
Alone Together Podcast: Courageous Children
ALONE Read-Aloud with Author Megan E. Freeman
Best of Books Interview
Another Day, Another Book Podcast
Authors and Agents Podcast
Escondido Library Author Series
Conversation with Rosemerry W. Trommer
ALONE Book Launch at BookBar Denver
The Boulderist Podcast
Lessons on Sleeping Alone Launch
Podcasts & Video Events
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San Diego Festival of Books with Chris Baron
Colby Sharp's YouTube Interview with Megan
Megan's Poetry Workshop for Kids
What's for Launch? Podcast
Writing Craft Panel: Worldbuilding
Bookish Society Secrets Podcast
Alone Together Podcast: Courageous Children
ALONE Read-Aloud with Author Megan E. Freeman
Best of Books Interview
Another Day, Another Book Podcast
Authors and Agents Podcast
Escondido Library Author Series
Conversation with Rosemerry W. Trommer
ALONE Book Launch at BookBar Denver
The Boulderist Podcast
Lessons on Sleeping Alone Launch
Podcasts & Video Events
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San Diego Festival of Books with Chris Baron
Colby Sharp's YouTube Interview with Megan
Megan's Poetry Workshop for Kids
What's for Launch? Podcast
Writing Craft Panel: Worldbuilding
Bookish Society Secrets Podcast
Alone Together Podcast: Courageous Children
ALONE Read-Aloud with Author Megan E. Freeman
Best of Books Interview
Another Day, Another Book Podcast
Authors and Agents Podcast
Escondido Library Author Series
Conversation with Rosemerry W. Trommer
ALONE Book Launch at BookBar Denver
The Boulderist Podcast
Lessons on Sleeping Alone Launch
Published by Simon & Schuster
Cover art by Natalie Foss
THE SECRET TO BELONGING
by Megan E. Freeman
You are invisible in your own family. Your parents spend all their care and attention on your brother, who is addicted to drugs. Your dreams don't matter to anyone but you. Your only ticket out is a college fund left by your grandfather-until your parents use it to pay for your brother's drug rehab. Just when your future seems about to collapse, you're offered a lifeline: a scholarship to become an exchange student in a remote part of Norway. It's an invitation to begin a new life in a new place with new people…a place where you might finally feel like you belong.
Told in spare, powerful verse, Megan E. Freeman's stunning novel is a coming-of-age story of longing, love, and the courage to create joy from the ashes of despair.
Releases September 15, 2026
“What a beautiful book! My heart broke several times in the span of its pages but was stitched back together and made stronger by the end. I feel like this book is a beacon of hope for anyone who feels alone, ignored, or pushed aside by the people who are supposed to support you the most. Your people are out there." --Kalli King, Rediscovered Books (Boise, ID)
”I am simply blown away. Oof, this really packs a punch in the best way. A moving testament of resilience, courage, and becoming whole despite the quiet battles waged within the depths of aloneness and addiction." --Jessica Sporaa, Dog-Eared Books (Ames, IA)
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