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Overview

Fans of David Almond's Skellig and Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls will embrace this deeply affecting middle grade novel in which a girl suffering from terrible grief befriends a mysterious wild boy. When I saw him that first time I screamed--a small and silent scream, all inside, in my gut. Eleven-year-old Kaia, who has felt isolated since her older brother committed suicide more than a year before, befriends a wild boy who mysteriously appears at her London school. Though the boy is mute and can only communicate with a flash of his gray eyes, he might be the friend Kaia needs to bring her through her grief. Here's a fascinating story, which offers a fresh and completely original portrayal of loss and renewal. "Readers who love stories of overcoming personal struggles and emotional strife will eat this up." --Booklist "Fans of realistic fiction... will surely devour Avery's latest." --School Library Journal" Kaia's] confessional narration and self-aware observations yield a believable and haunting portrait of grief." --Publishers Weekly From the Hardcover edition.

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780385384889
  • ISBN-10: 0385384882
  • Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
  • Publish Date: September 2014
  • Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 161
  • Reading Level: Ages 10-13

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