Noah and Abdi met at private school, and from that day on they were
best friends. Noah is sick and dying, while Abdi is a refugee, attending
the school on a scholarship. Their differences do not matter between to
these two. The only problem that comes between them is when Noah
was out of school for a few weeks, and Abdi makes friends with another
student. This did not sit well with Noah.
Noah tried several times to trick Abdi, making up excuses so that it
would only be the two of them hanging out. Abdi knew what Noah was
doing, but he didn't want to hurt his friend. One night after both of
them attend a party in honor of Noah's dad, Noah decides that they
needed to go on an adventure. Early in the morning the two of them
take off. Noah is not feeling well, but he just needs to go on this trip
before things get worse. Abdi goes along so he doesn't disappoint his
best friend. Halfway into this adventure, Abdi notices that Noah is
getting really tired and suggests that they should go back, but Noah
refuses and they continue on. Again, after a while, Noah is exhausted
and he and Abdi get into an argument. Abdi tries to take away Noah's
cell phone away, but Noah unexpectedly falls into the water. Abdi does
not go in after him because he can't swim. Luckily, someone calls 911
and the boys are both rescued.
But things come to a head when Noah is in a coma and Abdi won't
speak to anyone. Noah cam hear everything around him, but his body
won't respond to his attempts to wake up. Meanwhile, Abdi disappears
soon after returning home. The police are at a loss: why would he
disappear when his best friend is fighting for his life?
Wow is about the most I can say about this great story by Gilly
Macmillan. After reading the back information on Macmillan, I
completely understood why she would write this kind of story. There
are so many different twists in this book. Don't worry; you don't get
confused. Macmillan writes in a way that you know exactly what is
going on.
ODD CHILD OUT also shows what
refugees have to go through to survive. The story of Abdi and his family
is very hard to swallow. It is sad that in this day and age people still
have to go through this. In some spots, Macmillan's novel is very sad. If
you want to read a good mystery, pick this book up.
Best friends Noah Sadler and Abdi Mahad have always been
inseparable. But when Noah is found floating unconscious
in Bristol's Feeder Canal, Abdi can't--or won't--tell
anyone what happened.
Just back from a mandatory leave following his last case,
Detective Jim Clemo is now assigned to look into this
unfortunate accident. But tragedy strikes and what
looked like the simple case of a prank gone wrong soon
ignites into a public battle. Noah is British. Abdi is
a Somali refugee. And social tensions have been rising
rapidly in Bristol. Against this background of fear and
fury two families fight for their sons and for the truth.
Neither of them know how far they will have to go, what
demons they will have to face, what pain they will have
to suffer.
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