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Shooting Monarchs
- Author
- John Halliday
- Narrator
- Jonathan Davis
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 8 February 2013
- Run Time
- 3 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Romance
What to expect
ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Macy grew up unwanted, unloved, and alone. By his teens he had quit school and begun stealing. In and out of juvie, Macy is a shoplifter, a car thief, and, by age eighteen, a murderer.
Danny grew up physically disabled, raised by his grandmother, and a loner. Now sixteen, he finds solace in taking photographs, particularly of monarch butterflies, and thinking about Leah, the most beautiful girl in town.
It is Leah who unwittingly causes these two very different boys, who share some startling similarities, to meet in a first and final terrifying encounter.
The outcome of this hard-hitting and spellbinding novel from an exciting new author will rivet readers and leave them thinking about nature, nurture, justice, and the remarkable power of human kindness.
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Details
- Author
- John Halliday
- Narrator
- Jonathan Davis
- Duration
- 3 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 February 2013
- ISBN
- 9781470355043
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Romance
Synopsis
ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Macy grew up unwanted, unloved, and alone. By his teens he had quit school and begun stealing. In and out of juvie, Macy is a shoplifter, a car thief, and, by age eighteen, a murderer. Danny grew up physically disabled, raised by his grandmother, and a loner. Now sixteen, he finds solace in taking photographs, particularly of monarch butterflies, and thinking about Leah, the most beautiful girl in town. It is Leah who unwittingly causes these two very different boys, who share some startling similarities, to meet in a first and final terrifying encounter. The outcome of this hard-hitting and spellbinding novel from an exciting new author will rivet readers and leave them thinking about nature, nurture, justice, and the remarkable power of human kindness.
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