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In Counterfeit
Son, Cameron Miller is pretending to be someone he isn't.When Pop was killed resisting arrest, Cameron decided to pass himself off as Neil Lacey, one of the boys Pop had abducted. It was the only way Cameron could think of to distance himself from what Pop had done, to him, and to the other boys. It was the only escape he could imagine from his nightmarish existence.
Cameron thought it would be easy at first - playing the rich kid, sailing his own boat, as he'd always dreamed. But he hadn't counted on Pop's old accomplice, Cougar, getting out of prison. When Cougar tracks Cameron down, he presents an ultimatum: share the wealth or be exposed.
But Cameron has grown to love the Lacey family - Neil's mother who hugs and his father who listens instead of hits, even Neil's prickly, suspicious sister and his spunky little brother.
Cameron wishes he could be part of Neil's family for real. But if they find out he's an impostor, he'll never get the chance to sail free again.
Will Cameron give up his new identity to protect Neil's family? Or will his desperate search for a new life destroy the family he has grown to love?
Counterfeit Son has been released in a new paperback format by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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2001 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner for
Best Young Adult MysteryClick here to see photos from the Edgar Awards Ceremony. A 2001 YALSA Quick Picks Choice A 2002 ALA Nominee for Best Books for Young Adults St. Louis Post Dispatch Best Children's Books of 2000 A 2003 YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults Soon to be a major motion picture An Accelerated Reader Title
