Since You've Been Gone
General fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
CCBC s Best Books for Kids Teens Fall 2015 - Commended Fifteen-year-old Edie Fraser searches for her mother who has gone missing shortly after the two moved to London England… to escape Edie s abusive father Is it possible to outrun your past Fifteen-year-old Edie Fraser and her mother Sydney have been trying to do just that for five years Now things have gone from bad to worse Not only has Edie had to move to another new school she s in a different country Sydney promises her that this is their chance at a fresh start and Edie does her best to adjust to life in London England despite being targeted by the school bully But when Sydney goes out to work the night shift and doesn t come home Edie is terrified that the past has finally caught up with them Alone in a strange country Edie is afraid to call the police for fear that she ll be sent back to her abusive father Determined to find her mother but with no idea where to start she must now face the most difficult decision of her life