“The boundary between boyhood and adulthood isn't the only one Liam's
poised on; he's also teetering between good kid, like his friend Max, and
dangerous wild kid, like his old chum Gordon Nattrass. When Liam and
Max miraculously find an abandoned baby, the little girl, later named
Alison, leads Liam in strange new directions, beginning with his
unexpected bonding with two older kids in her foster home, one a
rebellious girl, and the other a boy seeking asylum from the Liberian civil
war. After the foster home is disbanded, baby Alison comes to live with
Liam's family, and the other two foster children leave their new homes to
find Liam. Nattrass' interest in violence starts to focus on the possibility
of these kids' local arrival, but a meeting between Liam, Nattrass, and
the two runaways reveals that violence may tantalize most when it's
least known.
Compiled from various reviews by L. Lennon 01/10”
NCSLibrary wrote this review Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
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