Latch Key Kids

Latch Key Kids, the long-awaited follow-up to Small Town Punk, chronicles the enduring impact one life can have on another. Resilience and the power of sibling friendship combine into a surprising, ingeniously layered comic novel about a boy inventing himself.In Latch Key Kids, Sheppard strips the flesh from the bone. He makes you laugh by combining searing wit with keen social observation. Small Town Punk is brutal, honest, funny, and acerbic. - Ink 19 Sheppard shines at locating telling details… - Publisher’s Weekly …an easy affection for his characters and a sense of natural, unforced humor. - Booklist