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Flash Burnout

by L. K. Madigan

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Publisher Comments:

Fifteen-year-old Blake has a girlfriend and a friend who's a girl. One of them loves him; the other one needs him.

When he snapped a picture of a street person for his photography homework, Blake never dreamed that the woman in the photo was his friend Marissa's long-lost meth addicted mom. Blake's participation in the ensuing drama opens up a world of trouble, both for him and for Marissa. He spends the next few months trying to reconcile the conflicting roles of Boyfriend and Friend. His experiences range from the comic (surviving his dads birth control talk) to the tragic (a harrowing after-hours visit to the morgue).

In a tangle of life and death, love and loyalty, Blake will emerge with a more sharply defined snapshot of himself.

Synopsis:

In this debut novel, Madigan captures her photo-prone protagonist with balanced wit and seriousness as he navigates crucial moments in his adolescence. In a tangle of life and death, love and loyalty, 15-year-old Blake emerges with a more sharply defined snapshot of himself.

About the Author

L.K. Madigan lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and her son.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780547194899
Author:
Madigan, L. K.
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Subject:
Situations / Adolescence
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:
Social Issues - Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse
Subject:
Social Issues - Dating & Sex
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Family problems
Subject:
Friendship
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
October 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Pages:
332
Dimensions:
8.36x6.08x1.11 in. 1.08 lbs.
Age Level:
14-UP

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