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Gr 9 Up—Aaron has trouble connecting with people. He suffers from recurring nightmares—horrific memories of a dead woman—that have been locked away, and most nights he sleepwalks away from his home and into a caravan park where the majority of residents are drug addicts. When the teen gets a funeral director apprenticeship with Mr. Barton, it is not the dead bodies that make him nervous, but Mr. Barton's family and the grieving mourners instead. As his dreams become more intense and his Mam's u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Not many people choose to surround themselves with death; Aaron Rowe does just that when he steps inside JKB Funerals for his first job. Proprietor Mr. Barton begins Aaron's grooming from the outside, with a haircut and new black suit, but Aaron's tenure with the Barton family proves more meaningfully transformative. A young man of few words, Aaron takes to his work readily, assemb...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Aaron Rowe's first job at JKB Funerals helps him escape disturbing events at home: Mam's forgetfulness is growing worse; Aaron is sleepwal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More