When fifteen-year-old Mick Nichols discovers a secret about his stepmother, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. But before he can get to the bottom of it, Mick is confronted by a series of strange robberies and a close friend with a dark secret of her own. As he seeks out answers, Mick realizes that all of his problems are zipped up together—and he may have to go to drastic lengths to untangle them.
Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children's Literature
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
“The McNeals spin a wonderfully rich story.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A well-honed novel. . . . Readers will be sucked in.”—Publishers Weekly
First published by Random House in 2003.
Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children's Literature
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
“The McNeals spin a wonderfully rich story.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A well-honed novel. . . . Readers will be sucked in.”—Publishers Weekly
First published by Random House in 2003.