by Cylin Busby (Author), Cylin Busby (Author), John Busby (Author)
When Cylin Busby was nine years old, she was obsessed with the Muppets and her pet turtle. Then everything changed. Her police officer father, John, was driving to work when someone levelled a shotgun at his window. The blasts that followed left him clinging to life, yet he managed to write down the name of the only person he thought could have pulled the trigger. John Busby was scheduled to testify in an upcoming trial against the family of a local criminal with rumoured mob connections. It became clear that there was a definite suspect. Overnight, the Busbys went from being an average family to one under 24-hour armed protection, with police escorts to school and no contact with friends. Worse, the gunman was still on the loose, and it seemed only a matter of time before he would come after John again - or someone else in the family! With few choices left, the Busby family went into hiding, severing all ties to the only life they had ever known. This hard-hitting, graphic and compelling account of Cylin's family's escape from the mob is ultimately a story of survival and triumph.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 1408802015
ISBN 13: 9781408802014
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Hard-hitting and graphic true-life account of one family's escape from the mob Powerful, unapologetic storytelling: alternating voices of daughter and father draw reader into gripping story of a family's life interrupted Heartbreaking, unputdownable and, ultimately, a story of survival and triumph
Cylin's detailed account of her childhood is real and, though certainly full of danger and fear, is also a testament to the strength of the power of kids' resiliency. Although the shooter and his family remained on the run and after John Busby, the Busby's drive to keep their family safe resonates with awe throughout the book. A fascinating true story for young readers 10 and up, The Year We Disappeared makes for a spellbinding reading. -Copley News Service Where John's chapters provide the grim facts, it is Cylin's authentically childlike perspective that, in revealing the cost to her innocence, renders the tragic experience most searingly. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
This true-crime story manages to be suspenseful and reflective at the same time, and it will draw both leisure and reluctant readers. --VOYA
[A] gripping story. VOYA, teen reviewer
A page-turner. -SLJ
A fascinating tale, making the costs of violence unequivocally clear. ...John's hard-won conclusion about vengeance--violence needn't be perpetuated because it would only damage his family more--holds a striking lesson for everyone, not just teens. - Chicago Sun Times
This riveting story will stay with readers, particularly its message that John's anger and desire for revenge were the hardest wounds to heal. - Booklist
The book flows seamlessly back and forth from father's to daughter's perspective, each jump between narrators providing further explanation and insight and pulling readers deeper into the story. -- VOYA (Teen Reviewer)
This true-crime story manages to be suspenseful and reflective at the same time, and it will draw both leisure and reluctant readers. - VOYA
A page-turner... Ultimately, a story of survival and triumph. - SLJ
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