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The Leaving
By (Author) Tara Altebrando
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
1st June 2016
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
813.9
Paperback
432
300g
Eleven years ago, six five-year-olds went missing without a trace. After all this time, the people left behind have moved on, or tried to. Until today. Now five of those kids are back. Theyre sixteen, and they are ... fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mother she barely recognises, and doesn't really know who she's supposed to be, either. But she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, but they can't recall where theyve been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max. He doesnt come back and everyone wants answers. Addictive and unforgettable, The Leaving seethes with rich characters, tense storytelling and high stakes.
You will not sleep, check your phone or even breathe once you begin reading The Leaving. Altebrando hides a meditation on memory and identity inside a top-speed page-turner. I promise, you will not even look up from the page * E. Lockhart, author of WE WERE LIARS *
Tara Altebrando is the author of several middle grade and teen novels, including Roomies, co-written with Sara Zarr. She lives in New York City with her family. www.taraaltebrando.com @TaraAltebrando