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Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
5.0

I really, really enjoyed this book. The story is so engaging that there was no place where I felt a lag in the narrative. The narrator is a 14-year-old quirky, loving kid-becoming-adult. Her voice is just perfect -- sometimes wiser than her years, sometimes revealingly vulnerable and childlike. All of the characters have their own story, struggles and flaws. I also loved it because it was set in the '80s and took place in the seemingly lackluster suburbia, which through our protagonist's eyes, became a complex blend of wandering woods and adventurous visits to NYC.

If you're looking for a good read you can't put down, this is the book. Lots about love and loss and acceptance. Thanks, Aunt Amy, for recommending it!