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''Compelling and deeply satisfying.'' Booklist
''[A] terrific coming-of-age story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way.'' Publishers Weekly
''Miller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears'' The New York Times
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It''s 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned - twice. While a terrible accident took his mother, Sheldon is convinced that his father was murdered. But no-one else thinks so, least of all the police.

Determined to track down the culprit, and leaving behind his only friend Lenny, Sheldon moves to Hartford, Connecticut to live with his uncle. He is told to keep his head down and forget the past. But that just isn''t his style.

Fired up by his politically-minded co

How to Find Your Way in the Dark

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    A Hardback by Derek B. Miller

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Transworld Publishers Ltd
      Published 5 December 2022
      ISBN-13 9780857527516
      978-0857527516
      ISBN-10 857527517

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Compelling and deeply satisfying.'' Booklist
      ''[A] terrific coming-of-age story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way.'' Publishers Weekly
      ''Miller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears'' The New York Times
      ____________________________

      It''s 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned - twice. While a terrible accident took his mother, Sheldon is convinced that his father was murdered. But no-one else thinks so, least of all the police.

      Determined to track down the culprit, and leaving behind his only friend Lenny, Sheldon moves to Hartford, Connecticut to live with his uncle. He is told to keep his head down and forget the past. But that just isn''t his style.

      Fired up by his politically-minded co

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