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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1992
Gr 6-8 A rich, multilayered story set on the windblown New Zealand coast with an ending to rival the best of the suspense thriller genre. It begins slowly with Tris, a lonely boy with an active fantasy life; picks up speed when he meets and shelters Winola, a runaway from the local children's home; and careens to an exciting finish when the children are kidnapped at gunpoint by the girl's psychotic father, Orson. During their e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More