Adam's father is in hospital and Adam has set off to visit him. It's a long, cold journey; as he travels along Adam gets tired and. To take his mind off his exhaustion, he traces the events that led up to his father being taken to hospital. He had testified against government level corruption and the family became the subject of a government-orchestrated protection plan. The journey is a kind of odyssey, a search - through the mysteries of the mind. Adam must unlock the past and really rememberit if he is to survive.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Laurel-Leaf Books, Lions Series, M Books, M-Books, Readers Circle .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 1998 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Robert Cormier, originally a journalist, wrote for young adults for many years. His work is known for its devastating truthfulness. He has achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic. Robert Cormier lived most of his life in Massachussetts; he died in 2000.