Tuffs father is gone and his mother can barely care for her pack of children in their riverside trailer. Dillon is the only person Tuff can rely on. Then Tuffs life is shattered when his older brother is senselessly murdered. When he leaves home in search of Dillons killer his mother yells out a name--Penrose Leppo--Tuffs father. Tuff finds a haven at Pen Leppos little shack of a store. As he desperately attempts to figure out who killed his brother, Tuff finds an ally in Pen--and most important, a friend who makes him realize that solving the murder wont bring Dillon back. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

There are 120 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Open Road Media Teen & Tween .

Nancy Springer is an American author, who lives in Pennsylvania. She is the author of over 30 critically acclaimed childrens' books and has won the Edgar Award for best YA mystery twice.