Review: Odd Child Out

Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ah, secrets. When young Noah and Abdi are down by the river and Noah falls in and hits his head, everyone assumes it's an accident. But Bristol has been racially excited lately, thanks to white power demonstrations, and when a witness comes forward and said that the she saw Abdi push Noah, a police investigation ensues. Detective Clemo is assigned this case with another underdog on the force, and the two of them must try to sort out the details without jumping to conclusions about the Somali teen.

I appreciated the P.S. extras at the end of the novel--the author lives in Bristol and has a child who suffered like one in the story.

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