One Who Came Back

The image of Eddie jumping over the mountain side plays and replays in Alex’s mind: the last sight of his best friend, Eddie Chavez. Ditching school, the two had biked to the mountains where they often went to escape the pressures of family and school. Now Eddie has disappeaered and Alex can’t find him.
Alex goes for help, but finds only suspicion as police and social workers barrage him with questions. They think Eddie ran away or worse-that Alex killed him. Alex is sure Eddie is still on the mountain, injured, maybe even dead. As the situation grows beyond Alex’s control, the one who came back regrets that he did. When his best friend Eddie Chavez disappears after they have spent the day together in the mountains of New Mexico, fifteen-year-old Alex cannot get anyone to believe his story and is even suspected of murdering the missing boy. AGES: 12+ AUTHOR: Joann Mazzio has also written ‘Leaving Eldorado’. She is a Robert and Charlotte Barron Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society REVIEWS: A coming-of-age tale with suspense as well as substance. -Publishers Weekly