But John has a secret past that threatens to bring down the school’s whole social order—and much more

the anguished wunderkind Jan Lievens

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She weaves in historical context in graceful and necessary ways

But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val

Swagger Richard Van Camp But John has a secretLevi was simple, like a child. It was the best thing about him, and it was the worst, too. When high school senior Jonas moves to Seattle, he is glad to meet Levi, a nice, soft spoken guy and fellow basketball player. Suspense builds like a slow drumbeat as readers start to smell a rat in Ryan Hartwell, a charismatic basketball coach and sexual predator. When Levi reluctantly tells Jonas that Hartwell abused him, Jonas has to decide whether he should