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371 pp.
| Penguin/Razorbill |
July, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59514-715-8$17.99
(2)
YA
Two alternating, emotionally entangling first-person narrations present different versions of events: Bo tells readers that he attends an exclusive boarding school for students with supernatural powers; his sister Phoebe reveals that Bo suffered a mental breakdown. In YA's answer to Shutter Island, Bo's delusions ensnare readers, who will then find themselves unable to escape the terrified confusion and distrust as his reality shatters.