Synopses & Reviews
"The night Savannah brains her stepfather with the frying pan is the night she decides to leave home for good."
Fleeing from her stepfather's wrath, Savannah and her half brother, Henry, travel north toward their mother Alice's childhood home. As the runaways embark upon their journey, another story begins to unfold: glimpses of Alice as a teenager, caught in poignant first love and completely anaware of all the consequences love can carry.
Synopsis
"The night Savannah brains her stepfather with the frying pan is the night she decides to leave home for good."
Fleeing from her stepfather's wrath, Savannah and her half brother, Henry, travel north toward their mother Alice's childhood home. As the runaways embark upon their journey, another story begins to unfold: glimpses of Alice as a teenager, caught in poignant first love and completely anaware of all the consequences love can carry.
About the Author
Carolyn MacCullough is the author of Falling Through Darkness, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age, a VOYA "Author Talk" selection, and praised by Kirkus as "an emotional page-turner."