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Me, the Missing, and the Dead
By Valentine, Jenny
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06085-068-5 978-0-06085-069-2
- Publisher
- HarperTeen
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 8-11 Sixteen-year-old Lucas idealizes his father, Pete, who disappeared when the boy was six. Mum says they were abandoned, although Lucas makes excuses for his dad. On entering a minicab office one day, he finds himself drawn to an urn containing the ashes of a woman named Violet, which someone left in a cab years before. Part mystery, part magical realism, part story of personal growth, and in large part simply about a funny teenager ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
You might not want to invite the titular trio over for dinner, but they do make intriguing company. "Me" stands for London teen Lucas Swain, who pays homage to his absentee father (a.k.a. the missing) by wearing the clothes he left behind when he disappeared five years earlier. The third member of the group, Violet, has already been cremated when Lucas first meets her in a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
The author sets in motion a dark comedy in which the two most vivid characters--London teen Lucas Swain's missing dad and Viole...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
