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Jonathan Grisby is the newest arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys—an ancient, crumbling fortress of gray stone rising up from the ocean. It is dark, damp, and dismal. And it is just the place Jonathan figures he deserves.
Because Jonathan has done something terrible. And he’s willing to accept whatever punishment he has coming.
Just as he’s getting used to his new situation, however, a freak accident leaves the troubled boys of Slabhenge without any adult supervision. Suddenly the kids are free, with an entire island to themselves. But freedom brings unexpected danger. And if Jonathan can’t come to terms with the sins of his past and lead his new friends to safety then every boy on the island is doomed.
Dan Gemeinhart’s most gripping novel yet, this is a tale of misfits and outcasts at odds and in peril, and a redemption story that shines a light on dark truths to reveal that the strongest prisons of all are the ones we build for ourselves.
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“Narrator MacLeod Andrews packs a knockout punch in his performance of this action-adventure, matching the intensity of the fast-paced story in tempo and tone…With Andrews energetically animating this exciting page-turner, listeners will hang on every word, awaiting each adventure.”
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“This is a terrific book, morally thoughtful and wonderfully well told, that nine- to fourteen-year-olds are likely to cover at a gallop.”
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“It’s grotesque, compelling, over-the-top, yet fully realized… Children who respond to it well will read it over and over again.”
— Kirkus Reviews, starred review -
“An emotionally hard-hitting survival story… A gripping page-turner.”
— Publishers Weekly, starred review, on The Honest Truth
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month for January 2017
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About Dan Gemeinhart
Dan Gemeinhart is the #1 New York Times bestselling author who writes children’s picture book and children’s fiction in two series, Coyote Sunrise and Gingerbread Tales, as well as in six stand-alone novels. He is a former elementary teacher-librarian and a lifelong reader. For more, go to: dangemeinhart.com
About MacLeod Andrews
MacLeod Andrews is a multiple Audie, Earphones, and SOVAS award-winning and Grammy-nominated narrator with hundreds of credits to his name. Perhaps best known for a cinematic approach with full characterizations and intimate deliveries in series such as The Reckoners, Sandman Slim, and Warriors, he’s also been noted for his straight reads ranging from memoirs to modern classics. When not doing books you can hear him in video games, cartoons, commercials, podcasts, and reading you the news on Apple News +. Or check out one of his films.