From bestselling author Karen McQuestion comes a moving novel about broken hearts…and what it takes to put them back together again.At nine years of age, Logan Weber knows the routine. Keep quiet, make the food last, and don’t ever cause trouble. He’ll do what it takes to evade the rages of his troubled, violent father. Even though he’s only a child, Logan already knows too much—has seen too much. too much—has seen too much.
So when the opportunity presents itself, Logan runs. He has no idea where his journey will lead, or that the grandmother he’s been told is dead is desperately searching for him.
Alone with no home of his own, Logan looks for a safe place to hide. Relying on his instincts and the kindness of strangers, the boy manages to touch the lives of everyone he meets. But his innocent heart cannot survive in the adult world without the most basic human need of all: love.
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Logan ran away from an abusive home, he made some new friends and eventually was reunited with his grandmother. Story of a boy runaway, his survival on his own and his rescue. Very heartwarming story about an abusive parent, a lonely widow, a young couple with the dream of having a child, and a grandmother that would do what it took to find her grandson and keep him safe.
Half a Heart is the story of Logan Weber, a young boy who at the tender age of 9 has already learned how to be almost invisible so he doesn’t incur his father’s wrath.
Karen McQuestion skillfully weaves the stories of Logan, his Grandma Nan(cy), Joanne, and Laura into a storyline that kept me reading into the wee hours of the morning in order to find out what happens.
Logan and his father move often. His mother died in a home accident several years earlier. He has not spoken since that day.
Each chapter revolves around one of the main characters. We do meet some other people in Logan’s life – the speech teacher Ms. Tracey, the store owner Mr. Mallick, Officer Scott, Samson, Robert, and Tia. Some of these people have a positive impact on Logan’s life; others do not.
Logan’s home life is not good. He can upset his father over minor details. The story opens with Logan misplacing trust in someone and the resulting scene with his father. He leaves the apartment and unwittingly starts an adventure that proves to be dangerous at times as well as exhilarating at other times.
So good. I loved this story. You will love Logan. This book had some wonderful characters and a good story line. You will need some tissues for this one. Be prepared to stay up all night because you won’t be able to put it down! I will be looking for more from this author.