- Emotional problems of teenagers, Child abuse, Romance, Emotional problems
I personally (perspective of a 12 y/o) LOVE this book! Starting on page 174 to the end of the book made me cry. This book is written from Jack's POV. (SPOILER)--> Joseph's father intrudes in his new home and threatens to shoot Jack (Joseph's foster brother) if Joseph wouldn't leave with him.
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Earnest, contemporary, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Gary D. Schmidt
- First published
- 2015
- Pages
- 183
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Turtleback, Recorded Books
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780544938397
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Gary David Schmidt (born April 14, 1957) is an American author of children's and young adults' fiction books. He currently resides in Alto, Michigan, where he is a professor of English at Calvin University. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_D._Schmidt)
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