| No
one would be surprised to see Tar run away from his abusive, alcoholic
parents, even though he had no idea where to go or how he would take care
of himself. But when Gemma decides to flee from her overly strict
parents to join him, it changes everything. Through a helpful tobacco
storeowner, they find an empty building and decide to join some others
in "squatting" there. After they meet the carefree older teenagers
Lily and her boyfriend Rob, life becomes one non-stop party, free of responsibilities,
full of sex and drugs and partying. Slowly, the couple's occasional
heroin use turns into a full blown addiction, pulling them in directions
they never imagined possible.
What most readers love about
this "impossible to put down" book is that is doesn't lecture them about
the dangers of drug abuse. It simply grabs you from the first page
and plunges you first-hand into a lifestyle you probably wouldn't wish
on your worst enemy. (Alexandra Provence, LMT, Springstowne Middle
School, Vallejo, CA alexand278@aol.com
) |
