Printz Award-winning author Meg Rosoff's latest novel is a gorgeous
and unforgettable page-turner about the relationship between parents and
children, love and loss. A National Book Award finalist!
Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room--sensing hidden facts
and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her
father's best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York
home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She
collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife
and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his
past--slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But
just when she's closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal
calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could
read best.
* "Teeming with complex adult problems--infidelity, marital collapse,
the death of a child--this thought-provoking coming-of-age story
requires that readers be at least as mature as Mila as she confronts
unpleasant truths. ... Mila's sharp observations of the people she meets
and the winter landscape add a fresh, poetic aura to her discoveries and
the novel as a whole." --Publishers Weekly starred review
* "With strong characters and a well-articulated plot, Picture Me
Gone is a welcome addition to any collection. The author accurately
captures this mature adolescent's view of adults without condescension
or judgment, a feat worthy of praise. Complex issues are dealt with,
and, true to the novel's trajectory, a tidy ending would have been out
of place. Rosoff does not disappoint."--School Library Journal starred
review
* "A brilliant depiction of the complexity of human relationships in a
story that's at once contemplative and suspenseful." --Kirkus starred
review
