Damage: An unputdownable and emotionally gripping debut with a twist you won’t see coming
Author(s): Caitlin Wahrer (Author)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: March 17, 2022
Language: English
Print length: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 1405946016
ISBN-13: 9781405946018
Book Description
DON'T MISS THIS GRIPPING AND SHOCKING DEBUT Sometimes, the true story is the hardest to believe.TONY has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when Nick is badly hurt and it looks like he was the victim of sexual assault, Tony's anger flares.
JULIA is alarmed by her husband Tony's obsession with Nick's case. She's always known Tony has a temper. But does she really know what he's capable of?
NICK went out for a drink. After that, everything's a blank. When he woke up he found himself in a world of confusion and pain, and the man who hurt him doesn't deny doing it. But he says the whole thing was consensual.
Three ordinary people; one life-shattering event. When the police get involved with this family in crisis, all the cracks will start to show...
Set to ignite debate and as gripping as your favourite box-set, Damage is a compulsive drama from an extraordinary new writer.
It's an ordinary nightmare of a family trip until Theo realizes that the beautiful girl beside the hotel pool is his childhood babysitter--and his first crush.
Theo hasn't seen Ronnie for five years, but when she invites him to go with her--and her toddler son, Zach--on a road trip, he leaps at the opportunity to ditch his parents and head to Hollywood. They've only gone a few miles before Theo begins to regret his impulsive decision. Zach cries nonstop, and when they get pulled over by the police, Ronnie is clearly terrified. She says her ex-boyfriend is a cop and that he is looking for her. Theo wants to trust her, but he suspects she is hiding something. And when they reach Los Angeles and she disappears, leaving him to look after Zach, he needs to find out the truth--and decide where his loyalties lie.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Even with the easy-to-read vocabulary and sentence structure, Stevenson has provided some insight into Theo's thinking...The quickly moving plot, the hint of mystery, and a likable character wrapped up in accessible text [make this a] good addition to the 'Orca Soundings' collection."-- "CM Magazine"
Book Description
What starts as a harmless road trip becomes a desperate search for the truth.
From the Inside Flap
family, conflict, freedom
About the Author
Robin Stevenson is the author of more than twenty-five books for kids and teens, including Pride Puppy!, Pride Colors and Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change. The first edition of her nonfiction book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) won a Stonewall Honor and was shortlisted for numerous other awards. Robin lives in Victoria, British Columbia.