Fans of David Almond's Skellig and Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls will embrace this deeply affecting middle grade novel in which a girl suffering from terrible grief befriends a mysterious wild boy.
When I saw him that first time I screamed - a small and silent scream, all inside, in my gut. Eleven-year-old Kaia, who has felt isolated since her older brother committed suicide more than a year before, befriends a wild boy who mysteriously appears at her London school. Though the boy is mute and can only communicate with a flash of his gray eyes, he might be the friend Kaia needs to bring her through her grief.
Here's a fascinating story, which offers a fresh and completely original portrayal of loss and renewal.
"Readers who love stories of overcoming personal struggles and emotional strife will eat this up." - Booklist
"Fans of realistic fiction... will surely devour Avery's latest." - School Library Journal
"[Kaia's] confessional narration and self-aware observations yield a believable and haunting portrait of grief." - Publishers Weekly
From the Hardcover edition.
When I saw him that first time I screamed - a small and silent scream, all inside, in my gut. Eleven-year-old Kaia, who has felt isolated since her older brother committed suicide more than a year before, befriends a wild boy who mysteriously appears at her London school. Though the boy is mute and can only communicate with a flash of his gray eyes, he might be the friend Kaia needs to bring her through her grief.
Here's a fascinating story, which offers a fresh and completely original portrayal of loss and renewal.
"Readers who love stories of overcoming personal struggles and emotional strife will eat this up." - Booklist
"Fans of realistic fiction... will surely devour Avery's latest." - School Library Journal
"[Kaia's] confessional narration and self-aware observations yield a believable and haunting portrait of grief." - Publishers Weekly
From the Hardcover edition.

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Used availability for Tom Avery's My Brother's Shadow
Hardback Editions
September 2014 : USA Hardback
September 2014 : USA Library Binding
Paperback Editions
January 2014 : UK Paperback
Kindle Editions
November 2014 : UK Kindle edition
September 2014 : USA, Canada Kindle edition