Breathing Underwater

<p><strong>Don't miss this timely contemporary young adult novel from Alex Flinn the #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Beastly</em> about a teenage boy's struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse. </strong></p> <p><strong>Gripping. --<em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong></p><p>Intelligent 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. </p><p>Then 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.</p><p>Now Nick must confront his inner demons to stop the history of violence from repeating itself. </p><p></p><p><strong></strong><strong>Winner of the Black-Eyed Susan Award</strong></p><p><strong>An ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults</strong></p><p><strong>An International Reading Association Young Adult Choices List Pick</strong></p><p><strong>A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age Pick</strong></p>