One day Roza disappears, and Finn believes he saw her get kidnapped. Over the course of a year, she becomes a beloved member of their household and the community. They let the girl, Roza, stay in the in-law apartment in their house. One day, a beautiful girl with a mysterious past shows up injured and shaken in the barn of the O'Sullivan boys, Sean and Finn. But there are mysterious happenings and gateways in Bone Gap, some of which citizens might know about and some they can merely sense. On the surface, the town of Bone Gap, Illinois, doesn't seem to be all that different from other Midwestern towns, with its crops, livestock, and assortment of oddball citizens. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults.
The characters face many violent situations, including stabbing, beatings, a face slashing, and an implied rape. Infrequent profanity includes "s-t" and "f-k" and it's variations.
The sex, drinking, and drug use in the book is not explicit. The book examines love, loss, abandonment, and family duty against the backdrop of a small Illinois farming town that's a gateway to a mysterious world. His brother, Sean, who was in love with Roza, thinks perhaps she's left him, given that he's been left before. Finn O'Sullivan knows she was kidnapped but can't prove it and beings to doubt himself. Parents need to know that Laura Ruby's Bone Gap is about a missing girl named Roza and the aftermath of her disappearance. Reference to that same parent being "half baked on one thing or another." Teens drink alcohol at a party, where some get drunk and others drink in moderation.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
Parent smokes and is said to be smoking "more than cigarettes," but it isn't made clear what that entails.
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