A compelling US debut about family, forgiveness, and hope
Despite having a depressed alcoholic mother and a little brother whoβs convinced heβs a dog, fifteen year-old Laurence Roach is trying to live a normal life. But when his mom doesnβt come home after work one night, Laurence is terrified that child services will find out sheβs gone and separate him from his brother.
For two weeks, Laurence does whatever he can to keep her disappearance a secret. Spinning a web of complicated lies for friends, neighbors, and the authorities, Laurence even dresses like his mother to convince everyone sheβs still around. By following clues, the brothers are finally able to track down their motherβs whereabouts. And thatβs when the real trouble begins in this powerful story about what it means to be a family.
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