At 12, Nathan Bailey is wrongly imprisoned, then raped and nearly murdered. When Nathan kills in selfdefense and escapes, he must elude cops, the mob, and a determined county prosecutor who will stop at nothing to bring him down. Electrifying, achingly poignant, and filled with profound insights into the war society wages against its children, this book is a remarkable and memorable fiction debut.
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