Walkaway

By Carter, Alden R.

Publishers Summary:
Critically acclaimed author Carter's tale of escape and harrowing adventure will have even the most reluctant reader tearing through the pages. Andy is tired. Tired of the way everyone has treated him his entire life, especially his alcoholic father. And things only get worse when he goes to stay in the Lodge, their family's cabin in the middle of the Wisconsin woods. This time he just can't take it anymore, and he decides to wayl away--into the depths of the wilderness, and of his own mind. Soon the hallucinations set in, and things really start to get out of control. Will Andy ever by able to find the way out?

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ISBN
978-0-82342-106-0
Publisher
Holiday House


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2008

Gr 6-10 Andy, 15, is on the verge of getting his driver's license and his girl-crazy best friend seems determined to get them both hooked up. For Andy, though, life is far more complicated. His older brother inexplicably hates him, his father is a cruel alcoholic, and his mom does little to help him. He had been in a mental hospital the previous year, and it looks like the pressure of his dysfunctional family is going to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

There's a lot packed into this novel about fifteen-year-old Andy, a mentally disturbed boy with an alcoholic father and an older broth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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