The note on the refrigerator says 'Urgent!' and there's a three-story-mahogany-cake-with-cooked-Brownstone-Front-frosting on the counter. There are only two possible occasions for such a cake: celebration or consolation. Which is it--and why does the sight of it set Selene's heart thumping with fear? Does it have something to do with the Woman with the Big Black Hat, and the nightmares that have followed Selene since she was small? The classic teenage search for identity takes a new twist in Searching for Selene!