Awards and Honors2014 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature; Amazon.com Top 20 Editors’ picks 2014, Teen & Young Adult; Booklist 2015 Top 10 Books for Youth, Sustainability; Booklist2015 Top 10 Books for Youth, Crime Fiction; 2016 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Searching for his cousin Malley, who has run away with a guy she met online, Richard has help from a stranger he meets—an ex-governor called "Skink," who faked his own death.
Topics Mystery and detective stories. Missing children. Wilderness areas. Florida.
SRC Level 5.700000
SRC Points 16.000000
Lexile 770L
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2014-09-22
JLG Release Date Jan 2015
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
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