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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7–10—From the opening lines voiced by 14-year-old Sophie Marks, readers will know that something about her reclusive life is definitely wrong. Homeschooled by a mother obsessed with order, who keeps them moving to avoid the "No Good," Sophie disobeys instructions to stay hidden and makes contact with Joey, the boy next door, and the two old women who care for him. Her chapters alternate with those narrated by Emmy Rane, a young mother whose baby is kidnapped during the few minutes she goes inside for a blanket. Her husband's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
After her baby is kidnapped, young mother Emmy spends the next fourteen years in a mental institution. In a parallel thread,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
