Tell the Wolves I'm Home
by Carol Rifka Brunt. “This is the story of a June, a 14 year-old whose uncle - the person she loves most in the world - dies of AIDS. It's the 1980's - a time when people were afraid and ignorant and AIDS was whispered about. It's easy to get into June's head, to understand her loss. And her uncle Finn is a man that anyone would love to be with, making June feel special despite all her insecurities. I loved her stories of their time together. But there are other relationships in June's life - old and new - and each of these is strained and altered under the grief of Finn's death. There were a couple of moments where I felt like June's actions were more plot driven than realistic which took me out of the story for a bit but then she would say something that would break my heart and my eyes would start to tear up and I was right back into it.” "Couldn't stop reading. Couldn't stop crying. Read this with a box of tissues by your side and plenty of time because you won't want to put this down. Ok, now it's overhyped but I found this to be a (slightly flawed) little gem of a book."
