Gutter Boys

They had nothing but each other... Casey, Feeker and Arlo are stifling. Stifled by the heat of the summer, stifled by their difficult families, and stifled by their small, isolated hometown where nothing ever happens. Until a kid is murdered - in a house deep in the Nova Scotian woods. Desperate for an adventure, the boys set off on a hunt to find the murder house. But danger lurks in the wild woods, from coyotes to lurking poachers. And far away from the rusted town, something dark and deadly is unfolding... The second novel from the acclaimed author of A Million Tiny Missiles All at Once Lucas Maxwel, award-winning librarian and British Empire Medal recipient. The older sibling to Lucas's debut, this outstanding novel explores themes of adolescence and small-town isolation alongside friendship and hope. The 80's friendships of Stand By me meets the grit of Lord of the Flies and the quirkiness of Holes.