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Nothing to Lose
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Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor's Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens. Alex also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a humorous fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reimagining of fairy-tale favorites, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; and Towering, a darkly romantic take on Rapunzel. Her other books for teens include Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her family.

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"A heartrending, unforgettable book." -- School Library Journal"An absorbing read. Readers will appreciate seeing a tough topic taken beyond melodrama." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"A fast-paced, readable mystery that is rooted in the psychology of battered-spouse syndrome and its impact on the entire family." -- ALA Booklist"The dialogue crackles with danger and attitude; the plot contains enough twists and revelations to keep readers riveted." -- The Horn Book"Arresting. As she did in Breathing Underwater, Flinn does a masterful job of exploring domestic violence." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A heartrending, unforgettable book." -- School Library Journal"An absorbing read. Readers will appreciate seeing a tough topic taken beyond melodrama." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"A fast-paced, readable mystery that is rooted in the psychology of battered-spouse syndrome and its impact on the entire family." -- ALA Booklist"The dialogue crackles with danger and attitude; the plot contains enough twists and revelations to keep readers riveted." -- The Horn Book"Arresting. As she did in Breathing Underwater, Flinn does a masterful job of exploring domestic violence." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Michael Daye has been living under an assumed name and traveling with a carnival for the past year, but he returns with the carnival to Miami just as his mother is about to stand trial for murdering her abusive older husband, supposedly right after Michael left. Sickened at media depictions of his mother as a scheming, ruthless golddigger, Michael decides to help her, but when he asks a lawyer to prepare him to testify, he slowly reveals pieces of a chilling secret. Flinn (Breaking Point) creates a compelling premise and format, alternating between the past year and the present. Michael remembers how Walker, his rich stepfather, beat and controlled his mother (Michael is so afraid to leave her that he quits the football team, even though he's about to start as quarterback). When he meets Kirstie, a carnival worker who shares a troubled past, they form a fast bond; she encourages him to join her world ("We don't talk about our pasts here"). But when he does, Kirstie's gone, and he learns he "can't escape who I was, or what I still am." Although the contrivances wear thin-both Walker and Michael's mother are too one-dimensional to seem believable, and fans of the genre will easily guess Michael's big secret-the juicy story and edgy narration will likely hook readers. Ages 14-up. (Apr.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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