Blood Wounds

Blood can both wound and heal . . .Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, it has an explosive effect on Willa's peaceful life. The estranged father she hardly remembers has murdered his new wife and children, and is headed east toward Willa and her mother. Under police protection, Willa discovers that her mother has harbored secrets that are threatening to boil over. Has everything Willa believed about herself been a lie? But as Willa sets out to untangle the mysteries of her past, she also keeps her own secret-one that has the potential to tear apart all she holds dear.

About the author

Susan Beth Pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including the New York Times best-selling novel Life As We Knew It, which was nominated for several state awards, and its companion books, The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon. She lives in Middletown, New York.

Summary

Blood can both wound and heal . . .
Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, it has an explosive effect on Willa’s peaceful life. The estranged father she hardly remembers has murdered his new wife and children, and is headed east toward Willa and her mother. Under police protection, Willa discovers that her mother has harbored secrets that are threatening to boil over. Has everything Willa believed about herself been a lie? But as Willa sets out to untangle the mysteries of her past, she also keeps her own secret—one that has the potential to tear apart all she holds dear.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Beth Pfeffer
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2012
• EAN: 9780547855066
• ISBN: 978-0-547-85506-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 178 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 200 g
• Series: Houghton Mifflin
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Thrillers & Suspense / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Law & Crime *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Family / Parents *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense