Tell the Wolves I'm Home

June doesn't belong. She was not meant to live in the 1980's--she was made for the Middle Ages. Sometimes, when she's alone in the forest, she pretends that she's gone back in time. She'll stalk silently in her medieval boots and pretend she's hunting for deer to feed her starving village. Finn is the only one who understands her. But soon, she will lose him. Before he dies, he's determined to paint one last portrait of June and her sister. June looks forward to these painting sessions more than anything in the world, and she thought Finn did too. Which is why she’s shocked to uncover the secret life he was hiding from her. 

I absolutely adored June! She loves pretending that she's living in another era, she feels like a naked mole rat at parties, and imagines what words would look like if they were alive. All of the characters are portrayed with a complexity that makes them completely believable. I felt like I knew these characters personally. There are so many things that I loved about this book that I can't even begin to list them all. The book is sad, as you would expect from a book about someone dying, but there is so much more to the novel than the tears.  I’d recommend this to fans of The Fault in Our Stars or anyone looking for an emotional novel with great characters.

Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

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8th Grade
Tags: Character Driven, Emotional, Issues Fiction, LGBTQ, Realistic Fiction

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