Hands

HandsBy: Torrey Maldonado Gorgeous and gripping, Hands is a poetic page turner. You might just finish it in one sitting. Torrey Maldonado understands the kids he writes for at the deepest level. Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honorwinning author of The Inquisitors Tale The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuring out how to best use his handsto build or to knock down. Trev would do anything to protect his mom

After a few ups and downs

and compassionate--and a finalist for the Booker Prize--Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life

The alternating points of view keep you guessing

like his life

But Melanie has an unexpected ally in protecting the house and its inhabitants—the ghost of a Civil War era girl warns her of increasing threats to her family

And that's just the beginning of an adventure that will lead him to a house full of secrets

your body will start burning its own fat and sugar

unlike the Gibraltar Boy

persistence and focus

they will confront the most difficult challenge of all: to create a life worth living

And what tragic secrets of Wade’s past will be revealed

without revealing their own closely guarded secrets