"Bless their hearts" is also what folks say about Cissy and Doc Abrams, two kids who went missing after a house fire. She just shot a snake in Footer's yard with an elephant gun, and now she's been shipped off to a mental hospital, and Footer is missing her fiercely yet again. It means, "You're beyond help." That's what folks say about fifth grader Footer Davis's mom, who "ain't right" because of her bipolar disorder. "Bless your heart" is a saying in the South that sounds nice but really isn't. "A sensitive, suspenseful mystery that deftly navigates the uncertainty of mental illness." - Kirkus Reviewsįooter Davis is on the case when two kids go missing after a fire in this humorously honest novel that is full of Southern style.
"Like its heroine, this contemporary mystery is compelling, offbeat, and fearless." - The Horn Book
Description Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mysteryīank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
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