num_pages: 256
description: Raven is a deeply disturbed teenager, who, after witnessing the death of his mother, is placed in foster care. The Russells do their best to earn his trust, but only little Ella manages to get through to him. Meanwhile, at school, bullies are making his life a living hell. An unexpected companion comes in the form of Lotte, a classmate bored by her 'ordinary' friends. Together, they track down Raven's mum's killer, with the goal of exposing him to the police. But their carefully crafted plan goes dangerously wrong and suddenly nothing is as it seems. Everything is falling apart and, ultimately, there is only one, final way out.
language: English
title: From Where I Stand
titlecomplete: From Where I Stand
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Mental Health, Realistic Fiction, Dark, Mental Illness, Drama, Young Adult
ratings_count: 385
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Bodley Head