Breathing Underwater - Alex Flinn

Nick has never spoken of his father's violent temper, but when Nick meets Caitlin, everything changes. This critically acclaimed first novel offers an honest and fresh look into the mind of the abused--and abuser. \n \nDon't miss this timely contemporary young adult novel from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, about a teenage boy's struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse. \n \nGripping. --Publishers Weekly\n \nIntelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteen-year-old Nick Andreas is pretty much perfect--on the outside, at least. What no one knows--not even his best friend--is the terror and anger that Nick faces every time he is alone with his father. \n \nThen he and Caitlin fall in love, and Nick thinks his problems are over. Caitlin is the one person he can confide in, the only person who understands him. But when Nick's anger and jealousy overtake him, things begin to spiral out of control and Nick realizes that he's more his father's son than he wants to be.\n \nNow Nick must confront his inner demons to stop the history of violence from repeating itself. \n \n\n \nWinner of the Black-Eyed Susan Award\n \nAn ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults\n \nAn International Reading Association Young Adult Choices List Pick\n \nA New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age Pick\n