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This is a quiet and compelling novel, reminiscent of those written by Kent Haurf. The story chronicles a family’s experiences and the aftermath when their young son, Justin is kidnapped and held for four years before finally being spotted and returned to his parents once again. Bret Anthony Johnston Leggi tutto

I really, really wanted to love this book. I kept losing interest in it. Great storyline, it just felt like it was lacking something.

"There can be disturbances of every kind--eating disturbances, disturbances in his sexuality and attachments, disturbances in fear-based behavior. Victims of childhood trauma often won't have the vocabularies to describe their emotions." I have been working with abused children for 30 years; Johnston Leggi tutto

This novel is worthy of the press it’s gotten. I like that Johnston came up with an interesting idea: we all hear of missing children, and the press makes a huge story about them being found. What we don’t hear about, is how the abduction affects the family and friends. Nor do we hear about how the Leggi tutto

A few years ago, I started avoiding imperiled children. I wasn’t always so callous. I’d wept for Susie Salmon in “The Lovely Bones” and cheered for Jack in “Room.” But suffering kids are an easy way to extort emotional thrills from readers. If you’re not careful, your bookshelf starts to look like a Leggi tutto