| Author: | Tim Wynne-Jones | ISBN: | 9780763654559 |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press | Publication: | March 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tim Wynne-Jones |
| ISBN: | 9780763654559 |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press |
| Publication: | March 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press |
| Language: | English |
Boy did Blink get off on the wrong floor. All he wanted was to steal some breakfast for his empty belly but instead he stumbled upon a fake kidnapping and a cell phone dropped by an "abducted" CEO giving Blink a link to his perfect blonde daughter. Now Blink is on the run but its OK as long as hes smart enough to stay in the game and keep Captain Panic locked in his hold. Enter a girl named Caution. As in "Caution: Toxic." As in "Caution: Watch Your Step." Shes also on the run from a skeezy drug-dealer boyfriend and from a nightmare in her past that wont let her go. When she spies Blink at the train station Caution can see hes an easy mark. But theres something about this naïve skinny street punk whom she only wanted to rob that tugs at her heart a heart she thought deserved not to feel. Charged with suspense and intrigue this taut novel trails two deeply compelling characters as they forge a blackmail scheme that is foolhardy at best disastrous at worst - along with a fated tender partnership that will offer them each a rare chance for redemption.
Boy did Blink get off on the wrong floor. All he wanted was to steal some breakfast for his empty belly but instead he stumbled upon a fake kidnapping and a cell phone dropped by an "abducted" CEO giving Blink a link to his perfect blonde daughter. Now Blink is on the run but its OK as long as hes smart enough to stay in the game and keep Captain Panic locked in his hold. Enter a girl named Caution. As in "Caution: Toxic." As in "Caution: Watch Your Step." Shes also on the run from a skeezy drug-dealer boyfriend and from a nightmare in her past that wont let her go. When she spies Blink at the train station Caution can see hes an easy mark. But theres something about this naïve skinny street punk whom she only wanted to rob that tugs at her heart a heart she thought deserved not to feel. Charged with suspense and intrigue this taut novel trails two deeply compelling characters as they forge a blackmail scheme that is foolhardy at best disastrous at worst - along with a fated tender partnership that will offer them each a rare chance for redemption.
