While Aurora and Stella are questlisting, a surprising encounter helps Aurora answer questions about what happened to her mother—answers she’s not sure she’s ready to hear. And Stella’s journey puts her on an unexpected path: that of being a leadership resource for other young women just like her who are searching for themselves and a better life.

Aurora, wake up. I found something over by the concession.

It’s still dark.

I couldn’t sleep. You said, “Let’s go find out.” About our mothers and who mothers are.

It was a metaphor, Stella. Not genealogy. 
I meant like go on a quest to find out the answers to what we’re missing.
To find guides, lessons, a kind of pilgrimage.

I’m not an idiot. I know you meant a metaphor—what you said was a symbol of what you meant. But I couldn’t sleep so I went for a walkabout.

A walkabout? We’re not in Australia.

Okay, I went over by the concession, in case it was left open. Just in case.
And I wouldn’t have taken anything more than a bag of chips, I really wouldn’t.
And all that talk last night made it hard to sleep. We’re on this student camp-in-the-city thing, but really, you made it into something else last night.

And, I found...

Please tell me it wasn’t open.

There’s a motion light. It comes on in the dark
when a person is by the concession entrance.

I’m not eating stolen food.

Stop. I didn’t go in. Okay, it was locked.
But I found this list. Will you at least sit up? The sun’s rising.
I’ve never been up for one before and I know you haven’t either.
You’ve got to see this. I think it’s a sign.

There. Happy? I’m sitting, but I’m staying in my sleeping bag. 

Read it. Read it aloud, Aurora.

It’s too dark.

Squidge your body around so the rising sun’s behind you.
Hold the paper over a bit. You’ll be able to read it.

“Necessary for Life.”  Stella, this is lame.

Read some more or I swear I’ll pull you out of your sleeping bag. 
Look at the top! It says “The Quest."

No, Stella, it’s torn. It probably said “The Questions.”

No, don’t you see? It says “The Quest.” Maybe it was questions
for some student who was studying, but it was by the concession for me to find, 
and it now says “The Quest.” Keep reading.

“Needs… not wants… Faith... Confidence...Positive self-talk...
Positive body image... To express gratitude... A passion... To be kind... Air...
Water...Food..."

See, an amazing list, huh?