"The world as we knew it ended for us on a Tuesday in May." Chapter 1, p. 1
"I didn't get to say a single goodbye." Chapter 1, p. 12
"Ever since the last time Max was at our house for dinner, your father has been working secretly for the FBI." Chapter 2, p. 19
"It's not the end of the world. In a couple of days we'll be home, and you can explain everything." Chapter 3, p. 23
"When Max offered Dad this chance to play the part of a hero, he grabbed it as though it were the brass ring on a merry-go-round." Chapter 4, p. 30
"You're a nice enough kid, but you're part of the Cinemax generation. You can't believe real-life stories don't always have happy endings, and you think of yourself as the star and the.....
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