The Disappearance - Gillian Chan 电子书mobi+epub
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Teens > Literature & Fiction
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Annick Press (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1554519837
ISBN-13: 978-1554519835
The Disappearance Hardcover – September 12, 2017
by Gillian Chan(Author)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1554519837
Product details
Teens > Literature & Fiction
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Annick Press (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1554519837
ISBN-13: 978-1554519835
This novel centers on the unlikely friendship between two boys, Jacob Mueller and Mike McCallum. Jacob seems to be from a different world. After mystifying experts and doctors, who finally decide that he is an elective mute, Jacob ends up in a juvenile group home, isolated and withdrawn, the butt of teasing by the other kids. Mike exists in his own private hell. Scarred physically and emotionally after the murder of his younger brother, his one aim is to survive the system until he is legally old enough to get out. He uses his horrific appearance, imposing size, sharp intelligence, and a calculated brutality to keep everyone at bay―until he encounters Jacob. Almost despite himself, Mike is fascinated by Jacob, particularly the way in which he seems able to shut out the world around him. This fascination deepens and becomes tinged by a mixture of awe and horror when Jacob starts to talk, and appears to have knowledge of Mike's past, and in particular of his dead brother. Mike takes it upon himself to solve the puzzle that is Jacob Mueller, and when he comes to what seems to him to be the impossible conclusion that Jacob is from another time, he makes it his mission to return him home. In order to do so, Mike has to make hard choices: choices which could offer the chance of redemption, but only at great cost.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A fast, compelling read.” —Kirkus Reviews, 07/02/17
(Kirkus Reviews)
“A solid genre-blurring addition that doesn’t shy away from realistic violence and language.” —School Library Journal, 09/01/17
(Stefanie Hughes School Library Journal)
“A fast-paced, creepy mystery with a realistic setting . . . . Reluctant highly capable readers will be enticed, as will fans of R. L. Stine, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and ghost stories.” —VOYA, 10/17 (Elizabeth Matson VOYA)
About the Author
Gillian Chan was born in England. The daughter of a serving RAF officer, she got used to moving every two years as her father was posted to new stations in England and Europe. This made for an interesting childhood, and led to her becoming a good observer, a useful characteristic for a writer. Gillian came to Canada in 1990 with her husband where she trained and worked as a high school teacher and librarian. Gillian loves traveling and researching the places she visits, and research often gives her ideas for stories.
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