Song of an Innocent Bystander

By Ian Bone

Book Overview

When she was nine-years-old, Freda walked into an underground restaurant and straight into a terrifying ordeal&150for thirty-six hours she was at the mercy of a deranged gunman. While her parents waited outside, Freda allied herself with the one person who could possibly save her&150the gunman. Ten years later, a newspaper reporter is seeking the truth about Freda. He knows about the writing on the napkins. What really happened down there? This young-adult novel hooks readers from its first riveting page and keeps them guessing up to the shocking finish.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525472827
• ISBN13: 9780525472827
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.1" x 0.9" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Better then they say

I am not saying this is a literary masterpiece...but it is a good book. I an hesitant to recommend it to younger kids though - it is rather dark. As a middle aged woman I would say it is too dark and deep to be fully understood by kids.