15 Days Without a Head
by:
Dave Cousins (author)
Dave Cousins,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.
Dave Cousins,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780738736426 (0738736422)
Publish date: May 8th 2013
Publisher: Flux
Pages no: 302
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Survival,
Realistic Fiction,
Family,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness,
Social Issues
He’s 15. He’s 15. He’s 15. I kept reminding myself that the kid was 15 because each act/thought on his part had me feeling like he should be acting older or thinking older, yet there would be instances of him not being and not doing so. The consequence: him come across as a tad young. It reads like ...
The trouble begins when Laurence's mom disappears or runs away. We don't really know why she doesn't come home, and the hours turn into days. Laurence, the older brother, is left to care for his bratty baby brother. He misses school, scrounges for money for food, dodges neighbors, lies and searches ...
I've been looking forward to reading 15 Days Without A Head ever since I heard Dave Cousins give a reading at an event last year so my expectations for the story were high. The trouble with expecting so much from a book is that it is easy to end up disappointed so I'll admit I was nervous when I st...
'15 Days Without a Head' is a poignant tale of the hope and despair of a brother who desperately searches for his mother who has gone missing, while protecting his brother at the same time.A story like this always tugs at the heartstrings because there's always that deep feeling of 'what if this hap...