Toughing It

by Nancy Springer, John Hanley (Illustrator)

Sixteen-year-old Shawn must deal with his loss and anger after witnessing his older brother's murder

119 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

BIO -- NANCY SPRINGER


Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone, having written that many novels for adults, young adults and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magical realism, horror, and mystery -- although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession. DARK LIE, recently released from NAL, is her first venture into mass-market psychological suspense.
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Nancy Springer moved with her family to Gettysburg, of Civil War fame, when she was thirteen. She spent the next forty-six years in Pennsylvania, raising two children (Jonathan, now 38, and Nora, 34), writing, horseback riding, fishing, and birdwatching. In 2007 she surprised her friends and herself by moving with her second husband to an isolated area of the Florida panhandle, where the birdwatching is spectacular and where, when fishing, she occasionally catches an alligator.

Reviews

[Monica Stoner · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the feels

Nancy Springer writes a story about every day people living their lives. The kind of people we might not think about. She brings them to life, bringing value to their existence and drawing us in to their story. It's a coming of age story with all the feels and more.

[Donna Worth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moving

My heart hurt all the way through this book for Tuff and Dillon. One good thing did come out of Dillon’s death and that was the relationship that developed between Tuff and Pen.