{"product_id":"island-patrick-downes-9781773061924","title":"Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA teenaged boy struggles as he watches his family and relationships fracture after the death of his mother, and is now faced with the terrible possibility that his twin brother may have just killed their father.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Rad comes home to find his father lying broken and dead at the bottom of the ravine behind their house. Rad's twin brother, shaken but very much alive, had watched their father fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to understand what has happened before calling the police, Rad confronts his brother and the complicated landscape of their past. He reconstructs not just the circumstances leading to his father's death, but the history of his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can a family simply disintegrate? Were they ever happy, or were the roots of unhappiness always there? What plagued his father? What plagues Rad?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the time comes to do the right thing, the question remains. Did his brother kill their father? And what will happen to the boys now?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Downes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773061925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773061924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/12\/2019 pg. 1","brand":"Patrick Downes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979646927103,"sku":"9781773061924","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99b0f4dd-e0d4-4298-bd0a-2065d87b72c8.jpg?v=1683246358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/island-patrick-downes-9781773061924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}