Printz Award-winning author Meg Rosoff's latest novel is a gorgeous and unforgettable page-turner about the relationship between parents and children, love and loss. Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room--sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father's best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past--slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she's closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best. Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 78 (EAN 9780399257650, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2013 (EAN 9780399257650, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 43 (EAN 9780399257650, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 08/26/2013 (EAN 9780399257650, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Romantic Times 10/01/2013 pg. 67 (EAN 9780399257650, Hardcover)
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“Narrator
Suzy Jackson reflects the shifting viewpoints of twelve-year-old Mila as a
trip to America with her beloved father is transformed when his best
friend goes missing. Mila swings into sleuth mode, determined to
discover the missing man’s whereabouts. Jackson’s perceptive performance
captures Mila’s pride at collecting clues that escape the adults and
her confusion over facts that refuse to add up. Mila’s not the only
detective; there’s a greater mystery at hand. As the plot darkens, and
lies emerge, Jackson portrays Mila’s struggle to piece together the
complexities of the adult world in which Mila finds herself.”
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