Dillon Hemingway has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He has recently witnessed his older/smaller brother, Preston, shoot himself to death. Preston had been despondent over losing both legs in a motorcycle accident and had turned to drugs. Dillon discovers that his brother's girlfriend has secretly had his baby and had told him of her pregnancy the day before his suicide...And...His best friend, Jennifer, star of the high school basketball team for which he is trainer, is being sexually abused by her stepfather, who has threatened to kill her sister and her mother if she tells anyone. While attempting to deal with all this, Dillon has running confrontations with his principal, Mr. Caldwell, who hates the fact that Dillon will not go out for high school sports but is a top triathlete.
Great read with some bad language, dealing with some very heavy issues.
"Kids have an inalienable right to unconditional care, and parents who don't give it are breaking a spiritual law."
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
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