The Boy On The Bus.

DEBORAH SCHUPACK

Publication: The Free Press, 2003, New York

First edition. Signed. Author's first novel. Fine in dust jacket. One afternoon, Meg discovers that the boy on the school bus just outside her door is almost, but not quite, her eight-year-old son, Charlie. There is something different about him, but Meg can't quite put her finger on it. Neither Charlie's father nor his teenage sister can help her settle the question. They look to her for assurance. After all, shouldn't a mother know her own child? "With this unexpectedly impressive debut novel of psychological mystery, Schupack boldly announces her presence at the table of writers who deserve to be heard."--Kirkus Reviews.