The Year It Snowed in April (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312360603)

Avery Benjamin Clarke is a shy and demure boy, raised in the upper middle classed home of his maternal grandparents from the day he was born. He's a straight A student and a model child who has never given his family an ounce of trouble. Then one Easter Sunday, his wayward mother, Carla, returns to his grandparents' brownstone. When an unexpected tragedy strikes, Avery is forced to live with Carla permanently. Soon after, his life begins a swift downward spiral as she introduces him to a world of dysfunction and darkness.

As Avery grows into a young man, he is determined to hide the secrets he's accumulated from the world. He struggles to suppress his psychosis and obtain some sense of normalcy in his life. But when the tables are turned yet again, Avery is given crosses no young person should ever have to bear. Will he ultimately delve within himself for the strength and sanity that was stolen from him or will he awaken the monster that has been lurking beneath the surface created by years of suffering and abuse?

Author: Eva Botti駻
ISBN-10: 0312360606
ISBN-13: 9780312360603
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2010
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/14/2009 pg. 36