My Brother's Shadow by Tom Avery
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385384872 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385384874 |
| Title | My Brother's Shadow |
| Author | Tom Avery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Schwartz & Wade Books |
| Year published | 2014-09-09 |
| Number of pages | 161 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |