num_pages: 232
description: Two years after his father mysteriously disappeared, Jim Hawkins is coping -- barely. Underneath he's frozen in uncertainty and grief. Then Ruth Rose crashes into his life. A sixteen-year-old misfit whose manic moods have to be managed by drugs, she tells Jim that her stepfather is a murderer. Every instinct tells Jim to walk away, to get back to the slow process of dealing with his own grief. Yet something about her fierce conviction will not let him rest. Ruth Rose lights a fire in Jim -- a burning need to uncover the truth, no matter how painful that truth may be.Acclaimed author Tim Wynne-Jones turns his considerable talent to a stunning novel that is part mystery, part psychological thriller. Emotionally compelling, fast-paced, terrifying and clever -- The Boy in the Burning House is an irresistible read.
language: English
title: The Boy in the Burning House
titlecomplete: The Boy in the Burning House
genres: Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Teen, Middle Grade, Childrens, Suspense, Young Adult, Mystery
ratings_count: 544
places: Ontario
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Arthur Ellis Award
category: Best Juvenile, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Young Adult, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
publisher: Groundwood Books