Tell the Wolves I'm Home is a coming-of-age story set in 1987. Fourteen-year-old June’s beloved uncle and closest friend is dying of AIDS. Carol Rifka Brunt’s story captures '80s attitudes toward the epidemic that range from hostility and fear to sympathy and shame. Uncle Finn, a well-known artist, spends his final months painting a portrait of June and her older sister. Each time the girls sit for the painting, it could be the last time they see their uncle alive.
Finn’s death introduces June to a new friend who complicates her relationships with her family by revealing a new perspective on Finn’s life.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home is an emotional family saga about grief and growing up at the end of the 20th Century with richly drawn characters you won't soon forget.
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