Can everything change forever in just three days? For thirteen-year-old Memphis Riley, the answer is yes —yes, and yes, and yes. Everything can change forever—in the moment when her mother dies, and in the moment when her father leaves her on the steps of her grandmother’s house, and in the moment when her mentally-handicapped Aunt Clover disappears without a trace. John Riley’s Daughter chronicles the three days following the last incident, as the little town of Blue Parrot searches for missing Clover and the threads of Memphis’s life start to unravel. One thing’s for sure: Nothing will ever be the same for Memphis—or for her family—again.
Genre: Fiction (YA) Jenny’s rating (out of 5 stars): 5 You’ll like this book if: You love atmospheric stories in which every detail holds meaning. You won’t like this book if: Loss and less-than-functional families trouble you.