Richard Scrimger

Jan 19, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Melanie Florence |Louis Sachar |Soman Chainani |Richard Scrimger

An evocative narrative about identity, community, and the power of nurturing relationships. A gripping story, told in two voices, about the need to belong. Cody Stouffer, who’s white, is growing up in an unpredictable environment with an absent mother and an abusive father. He craves safety and security. Thirteen-year-old Autumn Bird, who’s Cree, lives in a wealthy Toronto neighborhood with her parents, a doctor and an artist, and she hangs with the cool group at school.