Blood Family (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481477734)

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, this dark and gripping novel tells the tragic story of a smart, sweet child poisoned by circumstance as he struggles to escape the horrors of his childhood.

Edward is four years old when he is locked away with his mother by her abusive, alcoholic partner, Harris. By the time an elderly neighbor spots his pale face peering through a crack in the boarded-up window and raises the alarm, he is seven.

Rescue comes, but lasting damage has been done. Sent to live with a kind foster family, and then adopted, Edward struggles to adapt to normal life. Even as a smart and curious teenager it's still clear to his new family and schoolmates there's something odd about him.

Then in a science museum, Edward sees an image that shocks him to the core and robs him of his hard won sense of safety. Can anyone's past truly be left behind? And could it be that, deep down, another Harris is waiting to break out?

Author: Anne Fine
ISBN-10: 1481477730
ISBN-13: 9781481477734
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/21/2017
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2017 pg. 83
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 143
Publishers Weekly 03/06/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 127 - Recommended, Satisfactory