COUNTERFEIT SON

Elaine Marie Alphin, Author . Puffin $5.99 (180p) ISBN 978-0-14-230147-0

After suffering at his father's hands, as well as being locked in the cellar while his father beat to death more than 20 boys over the years, Cameron sees a chance at normal life by passing himself off as one of his father's murder victims. PW wrote, "Readers will be enthralled by the suspenseful plot." Ages 12-up. (July)

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