cover image KISSING THE RAIN

KISSING THE RAIN

Kevin Brooks, . . Scholastic/Push, $7.99 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-439-57743-4

In what PW called a "gritty and gripping noir novel," the 15-year-old narrator contemplates a mysterious deed he is to perform the next day, and he whiles away the hours by recalling the complicated chain of events that has led him to this moment. Ages 12-up. (Mar.)