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273 pp.
| Atheneum/Dlouhy |
May, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4814-4941-0$17.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4814-4943-4
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Susan Meyer.
Twelve-year-old Scarlet (who's biracial) is powerfully bonded to her (white) autistic half-brother, Red, and constantly strives to keep their bipolar mother functional. When a fire in their London apartment separates the siblings into different foster homes, Scarlet determinedly searches for Red. Much is packed into this little novel, but the depth of emotion carries the day. Full-page framed illustrations appear intermittently.