by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
I try to convince myself that this is all there was to his look back, but I know now that his eyes were telling me something else. Were shouting something else. And what they were shouting was Help me!
Review:
This is a really refreshing Young Adult novel often compared to The Adventures of Tom Thumb by Charles Perrault. It starts off somewhere in France with an oddly small boy and a social worker. On a stormy night, Yann Doutreleau gathers his three sets of twin brothers together to flee their dismal home after he hears their father's plans to kill them the next day. Malnourished and poorly clothed, the seven boys head out towards the ocean. The story unravels through the eyes of all the people that the boys interact with and each chapter lends itself to a different persons account. The end seems so neat and clear, but after careful thought, one realizes the truth behind Yann's plan. A very satisfying read for anyone who loves being on the edge of their seat.
