Evan is fighting to survive. He just wants to get through the days before he can escape his family, his town, and his life. But it's getting more difficult to keep everything apart. His mother is getting increasingly bitter and violent towards him. His friends are putting pressure on him to be more open. And worst of all, his feelings for his best friend Henry are getting harder to ignore.
This is not a happy book. The abuse from his mother permeates the entire book. Even with the somewhat "happy ending" with him getting together with Henry is tempered with what he lost. The afterword was very interesting as the author reveals that he wrote the book to help himself deal with the abuse experience growing up. It also gives several hotlines and web addresses for those facing abuse.
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