If You Find Me

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3.9

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Emily Murdoch

NOW INCLUDING A BRAND-NEW EPILOGUE!There are some things you can't leave behind...In If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch, a broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence; the one bright spot is Carey's younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys.Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won't let her go... a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn't spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down.

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Author

Emily Murdoch

Pages

256

Publisher

St. Martin's Publishing Group

Published Date

2013-03-26

ISBN

1250021537 9781250021533

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"It’s kind of like an underdog story. I’m digging it. "

Thea Morrison

"“If you find me, take me home”<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>This book destroyed me emotionally. The quote above and many others throughout the book had me in tears instantly. I simply couldn’t put it down. The journey Carey goes through over the course of this story was heartbreaking but also extremely powerful. This book handles trauma in such a beautiful and haunting manner. From page one, I was completely engrossed in this story and had to know what was going to happen to these girls. The resilience of both Carey and her sister was unbelievable. At times, I honestly forgot I was physically reading this story as the author was able to paint such captivating landscapes for her characters to be immersed in. The subtle Winnie-The-Pooh references throughout the novel acted as icing on top of an already perfect cake as they helped relay just how young these girls truly were while having to go through experiences that forced them to mentally mature way beyond when they should have had to. The fact that I was able to get though the last 100 pages is surprising as my vision by that point was completely blurred by tears. This is an absolutely beautiful novel about trauma, resiliency, and “faking it through until you make it true”. Books like these remind me why I love reading and I am beyond grateful I stumbled upon it. <br/>"

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Cailin Zoltak

"I've read this book multiple times now and I've decided its one of my top favorites in YA contemporary that I've read. This is an emotional hard-hitting novel that talks about 2 sisters and their journey to accepting their new reality when their world is turned upside-down. This book made me tear up multiple times when reading about what these two girls (Carey and Jenessa) went through in their lives. <br/>I originally rated this book as a 4 but this last read has made me decide to bump it up to a 5."