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The boy who steals houses

The boy who steals houses

Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he's caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing - each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie. But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
920448427 YF DRE
Young Adult Fiction   . *, Processing .  
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Catalogue Information
Field name Details
RSN 000065217974
ISBN 9781408349922 (paperback)
Call Number 823.92
Dates Drews, C. G.
Name of Publisher London : Orchard Books, 2019.
Attachments 20 cm.
Summary Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he's caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing - each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie. But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him.
Subject Families
Autistic youth
Homeless teenagers
Interpersonal relations
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