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Parkinson, Siobhàn

Long Story Short

151 pp. | Roaring Brook | June, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-647-3 $16.99
(2) YA Fourteen-year-old Jono and his eight-year-old sister, Julie, run away after their alcoholic ma hits Julie. Jono seems like a reliable narrator until he's arrested. Facing assault, theft, and murder chargers, his story twists. The brief, tightly structured novel doesn't settle for an easy, happily-ever-after ending. Parkinson does, however, allow readers a credible hope for Julie and Jono's future.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2011

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