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Pages 1-90
Cylin was just nine years old when her father was shot by a local mobster in 1979, and it changed their lives forever. People say that a lot, don't they? Changed their lives forever. I'm not quite sure what it really means. Perhaps it's used so much that it really doesn't mean much at all most of the time. Well, The Year We Disappeared makes it mean something. Told in alternate chapters by father and daughter, and covering the year after John Busby's shooting, (Total 1462) -
Pages 90-220
It's not all doom and gloom though - ultimately, the Busby family survive this horrific experience because of the commitment and love they have for one another. If there was ever a good argument against violence, this book is it. It's the first true-crime book aimed at teens that I've ever seen, and I think it's great - honest, unflinching, and revelatory. It's graphic and painful to read in places, so I'm recommending it for the early secondary years and up. Heartily recommending. -
Pages 220-329
They get used to the conditrions they leave in and move on as a family. they learn to live with what they have and the condition there dad is in. (Total 1571)
