I was just going to skim this book, which I thought was an interesting-looking YA novel. I didn't skim it after all. The story dragged me in bodily, and kept me turning pages as fast as I could read. I had to find out what was going to happen next! Don't start this one late in the evening, or you'll be up w-a-y past your bedtime.
From back cover: 'The writing is piercingly direct in this psychological thriller about a physically handicapped boy who, after years of stealthy and sadistic abuse by his older brother, finally wreaks his revenge . . . steadily building tension will keep readers spellbound to the end.' - The Horn Book
The author, Tim Bowler, won the Carnegie Medal in 1998 for his third novel, RIVER BOY.
From back cover: 'The writing is piercingly direct in this psychological thriller about a physically handicapped boy who, after years of stealthy and sadistic abuse by his older brother, finally wreaks his revenge . . . steadily building tension will keep readers spellbound to the end.' - The Horn Book
The author, Tim Bowler, won the Carnegie Medal in 1998 for his third novel, RIVER BOY.
