The Year We Disappeared( A Father-Daughter Memoir)[YEAR WE DISAPPEARED][Paperback]
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Title: The Year We Disappeared( A Father-Daughter Memoir) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: CylinBusby <>Publisher: BloomsburyPublishingPLC


Grade level: 9 - 12
Dimensions: 5.55 x 1.15 x 8.25 inches
Reading age: 14 years and up
ISBN-13: 978-1599904542
ISBN-10: 1599904543
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Print length: 368 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2010
Lexile measure: 930L
Language: English
subtitle: Paperback – April 1, 2010
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review: Editorial Reviews Review "No one with even a marginal interest in true crime writing should miss this page-turner, by turns shocking and almost unbearably sad." -"Publisher's Weekly" (starred review) "A fascinating tale, making the costs of violence unequivocally clear. ...John's hard-won conclusion about vengeance--violence needn't be perpetuated because it would only damage his family more--holds a striking lesson for everyone, not just teens." -"Chicago"" Sun Times""" "This riveting story will stay with readers, particularly its message that John's anger and desire for revenge were the hardest wounds to heal." - "Booklist" "The book flows seamlessly back and forth from father's to daughter's perspective, each jump between narrators providing further explanation and insight and pulling readers deeper into the story." -- "VOYA" (Teen Reviewer) "This true-crime story manages to be suspenseful and reflective at the same time, and it will draw both leisure and reluctant readers." - "VOYA" "A page-turner... Ultimately, a story of survival and triumph." -"SLJ" "A remarkable book. ... Together, father and daughter weave a startling, heartbreaking tale." -"Barnstable"" Patriot" "Cylin's detailed account of her childhood is real and, though certainly full of danger and fear, is also a testament to the strength of the power of kids' resiliency. Although the shooter and his family remained on the run and after John Busby, the Busby's drive to keep their family safe resonates with awe throughout the book. A fascinating true story for young readers 10 and up, "The Year We Disappeared" makes for a spellbinding reading." -Copley News Service"Where John's chapters provide the grim facts, it is Cylin's authentically childlike perspective that, in revealing the cost to her innocence, renders the tragic experience most searingly." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review "This true-crime story manages to be suspenseful and reflective at the same time, and it will draw both leisure and reluctant readers." --VOYA "[A] gripping story." VOYA, teen reviewer "A page-turner." -SLJ About the Author Cylin Busby is the author of several non-fiction articles as well as fiction books. A former editor with Teen m agazine, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. John Busby lives in an undisclosed location.