breathingunderwater

Breathing Underwater, by Alex Flinn ISBN: 0-06-029198-2 c2001 263 pages

Good sections to read aloud: -pp. 4-5 where they are in court and Caitlin is speaking -p. 7 where Nick gets up to talk in court

Summary: Nick Andreas is accused of hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin as the book starts. They are in court and Nick is lucky enough not to have to spend any time in jail, but is ordered to take six months of counseling classes and has a no contact order placed against him, which means he must have no contact with Caitlin what-so-ever. As the book progresses, we share Nick’s life with him through journal entries from the first moment he laid eyes on Caitlin, to the beginnings of their relationship when it was fun and carefree, to the point where he becomes controlling, and we discover that his problems stem from his home life with his rich father.

YA Fiction--teen issues; dating violence; anger; fathers and sons; child abuse; diaries; counseling

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