A review by panicatthebookstore
Take Your Turn, Teddy by Haley Newlin

5.0

"His father's anger caught fire and was burning them alive. Teddy knew he had to put out the flames before his father killed his mother."

Wow, wow, wow. This book had me feeling all the feelings. I wasn't sure about it going in, but I absolutely loved it. 
The book is split into five parts (six if you include the epilogue) 
In part one, we meet Teddy; a 10 year old boy who doesn't have the greatest life. He witnesses his father hurting his mother on a regular basis, until one day his mother takes him away. Lonely, confused and angry, Teddy soon meets the Shadow living in the basement of his new home. When his father comes looking for them, Shadow helps Teddy and they run away. 
The rest of the story is split over the other four parts, and it follows a group of police officers who are desperately searching for Teddy and answers. There isn't much more I can say without spoiling anything, so I suggest you go and read it. 
Such a great book.