Genre and Themes: Young Adult Fiction - orphans, group home,
Kidd is a orphaned teen that is in a group home where his counselors try to talk him and figure out his troubled past. Time passes and he has fallen into bigger trouble. He tries to escape his past and start his life anew. He starts his new life working at a campsite with Mr.Red. His new life is going well until he sees a person from his past, Devon, and knows he's just there to start trouble. This upsets him because he feels like Devon being in the picture would drive the person who has changed for better to go away, Olivia. Kidd tries him best to rid Devon from Olivia but his efforts are in vain.The story keeps the reader in suspense until the last page as the authors takes the reader through flashbacks and the contrast combination of the characters.
Awards Won by This Title:
ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young Readers
ALA/YALSA Quick Pick
Junior Library Guild Selection
2011 - Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award
No comments:
Post a Comment