From the Bookshelf of Bound Together

The Boy in the Field
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Start date
June 17, 2020
Finish date
June 23, 2020
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A Sneak Peek~Under the Covers
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Diane S ☔
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Diane S ☔
Jun 20, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
3.5 Love the vibrancy of this verdant green cover. Covers do attract.

Three children are walking home from school when they discover a boy lying in the field. He is very badly injured and there is a great deal of blood. It looked as if he had been stabbed and help is quickly attained.

Although there is the mystery of who was responsible for the boys stabbing, this is not a mystery per se. It is more a study of how those that found the boy changed their lives because of this incident. How just bein
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Donna
This coming of age story was a solid 3 stars for me. Three siblings discover a wounded boy in a field and ultimately save his life. They all dealt with the violence that the boy must have encountered in their own way as they moved on. There was also the mystery of what happened to him.

I liked the story line and the journey these kids were on, but I just couldn't connect to them. They were too distant for me. Usually young characters bring the mama bear out in me putting me into protective mode,
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☮Karen
Just can't seem to get into this one. Might be the audio narrator; have never cared for her. ...more
Melanie Ali
Feb 26, 2022 rated it did not like it
I didn’t get this at all. It started off as a semi-interesting mystery, but devolved into a story I found boring.
LindaW
Jun 22, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Susan
Aug 12, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
DeAnn
Aug 17, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kris V
Aug 19, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2020-must-reads
Terry M
Sep 10, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Melanie
Oct 21, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: wishlist-fiction
Marianne
Jan 10, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Katie
Feb 08, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Briana Smith
Jun 26, 2021 marked it as to-read
Kats
Jul 01, 2021 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: british, family, 2020
Beth
Apr 16, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Christy
Mar 29, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition