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Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father’s fist), $3.84, and a secret. He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can’t make him forget what... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jace: Jace is a boy who lives with an abusive father until he gets kicked out for standing up to his father, and hitting him. He ends up moving in with his brother (Christian) in an apartment.
- Dakota: Jace's love interest
- Lauren: Jace's ex-girlfriend
- Mirriam: Christian's girlfriend, who is an English teacher at Jace's high school. She has worked with at risk students in the past.
- Christian: Jace's big brother. He left Jace "alone" after graduating high school to escape their abusive father.
- Judge Witherspoon: Jace's abusive father
Quotes edit
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“"Lady I don't have enough juice to get it over the plate."”
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Now I have to start lying.
Subjects edit
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Abusive Relationships: this is about abusive relationships and what they look like.
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