Ranked #22 in Sister, Ranked #23 in Introvert — see more rankings.
In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't know you've lost someone until you've found them.
1987. There's only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that's her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her... more
1987. There's only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that's her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her... more
Rankings by Category
Tell the Wolves I'm Home is ranked in the following categories:
- #75 in Buzzfeed
- #25 in Coming Of Age
- #94 in Death
- #54 in Dying
- #34 in Grief
- #86 in Loneliness
- #45 in New York
- #37 in New York City