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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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“A melancholy and ruminative book that is part travelogue, part mystery, and part coming-of-age…Beautifully written, full of keen observation.”
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“This thought-provoking coming-of-age story requires that readers be at least as mature as Mila as she confronts unpleasant truths…Mila’s sharp observations of the people she meets and the winter landscape add a fresh, poetic aura to her discoveries and the novel as a whole.”
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“With strong characters and a well-articulated plot, Picture Me Gone is a welcome addition to any collection. The author accurately captures this mature adolescent’s view of adults without condescension or judgment, a feat worthy of praise.”
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“Rosoff, who writes each of her books differently (and often brilliantly), shapes this story as much by form and intuitions as by events…There’s no condescension or compromise to the obvious audience either in premise or prose. It’s another choice, one that allows the book to offer its many insights on the human condition to a widespread readership.”
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“A brilliant depiction of the complexity of human relationships in a story that’s at once contemplative and suspenseful.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book for Children for 2013
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About Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff is the author of several books, including the Picture Me Gone, a finalist for the National Book Award, and other novels for young people, including the McTavish series. She is the winner of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Carnegie Medal.
About Suzy Jackson
Suzy Jackson is an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator whose readings include several novels by Charlane Harris, Jodi Picoult, and M. L. N. Hanover. She was co-winner of an Audie Award in 2018 for Best Multi-Voiced Performance.