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Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn

Nothing to Lose

Alex Flinn

HarperCollins · Paperback · April 12, 2005

I shouldn't have come back to Miami . . .

Coming of AgeAbuse & Trauma for TeensYA Crime Thrillersyoung
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Who it’s for
A young fugitive’s return to Miami brings family turmoil and an uneasy reckoning with the past.
Themes
Escape from the past, Family turmoil, Concealment
Genres
YA Crime Thrillers, Abuse & Trauma for Teens, Coming of Age

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About this book

I shouldn't have come back to Miami . . . I've been escaping cops' notice for a year now. I'm no longer Michael Daye, high school athlete with a promising future. Now I look like someone whit no future. When Michael saw a chance to leave town with a traveling carnival a year ago, he took it. Back then, his home life was spinning violently out of control. The carnival, with its "no questions asked" policy, seemed like a welcome escape.

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But now Michael's job has brought him back to Miami, where his mother is on trial for murder, making him wonder how much longer he can hide from his past . . . and his future.

Escape and Return

A young fugitive’s return to Miami brings family turmoil and an uneasy reckoning with the past.

Come here for

  • The pull between running away and facing home
  • A carnival escape shadowed by family upheaval

Expect

  • A tense, troubled coming-of-age atmosphere
  • A sustained story of hiding and reckoning

Where it sits

Coming of Age50%
Abuse & Trauma for Teens46%
YA Crime Thrillers44%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • YA Family Stories
  • Assimilation for Teens
  • Depression for Teens
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  • Friendship for Teens
  • Mental Illness for Teens
  • Abuse & Trauma for Teens
  • Runaway Stories
Authors
Alex Flinn
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 12, 2005
Format
Paperback
Theme
Escape from the past · Family turmoil · Concealment
Reading lane
Coming of Age