Compelling and deeply satisfying. Booklist[A] terrific comingofage story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way. Publishers WeeklyMiller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears The New York TimesIts 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned twice. While a terrible accident took his mother, Sheldon is convinced that his father was murdered. But noone else thinks so, least of all the police.Determined to track down the culprit, and leaving behind his only friend Lenny, Sheldon moves to Hartford, Connecticut to live with his uncle. He is told to keep his head down and forget the past. But that just isnt his style.Fired up by his politicallyminded cousin Abe (and quite possibly in love with other cousin Mirabelle), he sets out on a quest to discover the truth that will take him from industrial Hartford to a ritzy hotel in the Catskills, back to his childhood home and finally on to New York.Sheldon quickly discovers that its a jungle out there, and to survive, he will have to learn to make his own luck. Fortunately, thats one thing hes very good at...A tragiccomic coming of age story like no other, for fans of All The Light We Cannot See, and Michael Chabons The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

Binding: Paperback; pages; Publisher: Transworld; Classification: FC; Weight: 382 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 34

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