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277 pp.
| Random/Lamb
| April, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-0-553-53939-4$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-553-53940-0$19.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-553-53941-7
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YA
Fifteen-year-old Gloria Ellis feels restless and dissatisfied until Uman Padeem comes to town and makes her feel important. Then he suggests they "just take off somewhere." Each chapter begins with a detective's question about the fifteen days Gloria was missing. Dropping clues with absolute control over the novel's trajectory, Bedford builds tension from the initial interview to the surprising final scene.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2016
(2)
YA
In the wake of her brother Declan's death, Shiv and five other teens who feel responsible for the deaths of loved ones are inpatients in the new Korsakoff Clinic's first (unorthodox) therapy program. Shiv's activities in the clinic alternate with scenes flashing back toward revelation of what happened to Declan. Bedford writes with insight into and respect for adolescent grief and growth.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2014
263 pp.
| Random/Lamb
| April, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-385-73990-0$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-385-90808-5$19.99
(2)
YA
Fourteen-year-old Alex wakes up to find that six months have passed and he's inhabiting the body of a stranger, Philip. What's happened to Philip's soul? How can Alex get back into his own body? The story fairly races along, thanks to Bedford's prose and his deep, detailed realism. His sympathetic portrayal of Alex is by turns comic, touching, and suspenseful.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2011
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