Copyright Date:
2016
Edition Date:
2016
Release Date:
05/24/16
Pages:
187 pages
ISBN:
1-504-03556-9
ISBN 13:
978-1-504-03556-9
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Word Count:
50,275
Reading Level:
5.3
Interest Level:
7-12
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 5.3
/ points: 8.0
/ quiz: 35197
/ grade: Upper Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:4.9 /
points:13.0 /
quiz:Q15141
Lexile:
790L
My ex-stepmother just handed me a baby, and she's driving away. When Kit Innes's estranged ex-stepmother, Dusty, unexpectedly drives up and pushes a large cloth-covered parcel into her stepdaughter's arms, Kit doesn't know what to expect-especially when the bundle turns out to be a tiny, adorable, baby boy. Whose child is it? Where did Dusty go and when will she be back? Is the baby Kit's half-sibling? Before these questions can be answered, an angry, savage-looking man comes after the infant, pounding on Kit's door and peering into her windows. Enlisting the help of her maybe-boyfriend, Rowen, and his little sister, Muffin, Kit will risk everything to keep the anonymous boy-and herself-safe. "Fans know what to expect from Cooney . . . bullet-train pacing and entertaining prose." -Kirkus Reviews "Cooney remains a master." -Publishers Weekly Caroline B. Cooney (b. 1947) is the author of nearly a hundred books, including the famed young adult thriller The Face on the Milk Carton, an international bestseller. Cooney's books have been translated into several languages, and have received multiple honors and awards, including an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults award and a nomination for the Edgar Award. She is best known for her popular teen horror thrillers and romance novels. Her fast-paced, plot-driven work often explores themes of good and evil, love and hatred, right and wrong, and moral ambiguity. Born in Geneva, New York, Cooney grew up in Connecticut, and often sets her novels in dramatic New England landscapes. She has three children and four grandchildren and currently lives in South Carolina.