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Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn

Breathing Underwater

Alex Flinn

HarperCollins · Paperback · May 7, 2019

Don’t miss this timely contemporary young adult novel from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, about a teenage boy’s struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse. “Gripping.” —Publishers Weekly Intelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteen-year-old Nick Andreas is pretty much perfect—on the outside, at least.

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Who it’s for
A stark, intimate read that keeps the focus tight and the tension close.
Genres
Abuse & Trauma for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance, Mental Illness for Teens
Published
HarperCollins, May 7, 2019

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Don’t miss this timely contemporary young adult novel from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, about a teenage boy’s struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse. “Gripping.” —Publishers Weekly 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.

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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. Now Nick must confront his inner demons to stop the history of violence from repeating itself. Winner of the Black-Eyed Susan Award An ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults An International Reading Association Young Adult Choices List Pick A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age Pick

What Grabs

A stark, intimate read that keeps the focus tight and the tension close.

Come here for

  • Classroom-ready emotional intensity
  • Compact, sustained narrative pull

Expect

  • Heavy subject matter
  • Trauma-centered reading experience

Where it sits

Abuse & Trauma for Teens98%
Contemporary YA Romance59%
Mental Illness for Teens39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • YA Stories About Parents
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Bullying for Teens
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  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Depression for Teens
  • Mental Illness for Teens
  • New Experiences for Teens
Authors
Alex Flinn
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 7, 2019
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Coming of Age