The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery's Early Life
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Gift of the Gab: The Irish Conversation Guide
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With illustrations by Terry Willers For the unprepared visitor Irish conversation can be a...
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The RHS HALF HOUR ALLOTMENT (first published in 2005) has been a best-selling gardening title for...
Ella Enchanted
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At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her...
River (Stranger In The Woods #2)
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THE FIRST NOVEL, RAIN, IS CURRENTLY ON SALE FOR $0.99! He wipes blood from his mouth with his...
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Wood, Whiskey and Wine: A History of Barrels
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ClareR (5996 KP) rated What Beauty There Is in Books
Apr 12, 2021
The older brother, 17 year old Jack, is determined not to lose his younger brother to the foster care system. When they find themselves alone with no chance of help, Jack decides that he needs to find the drug money that his father hid before his arrest. The thing is, he’s not the only one looking for the money. The man who is also looking for it, Bardem, will do anything to get what he believes is his. Jack and Matty’s lives are in danger. And not just from Bardem. The local drug dealers also want payback for what Jack and Matty’s father did, and they’re happy for the boys to pay for it - with their lives.
I spent most of this book with my heart in my mouth. These boys, even with the help of Ava, are in so much danger. The fact that Ava is Bardem’s daughter (an I’m giving nothing away here)did nothing to calm my fears for them.
I won’t sugar coat this - it’s not a happy book, and another clear example of the term “Young Adult” being completely arbitrary. The fact that it is under the YA heading really shouldn’t put anyone off reading it. It is so well written, stunningly so, and I’d highly recommend it.