Breathing Underwater

By: Alex Flinn

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Paperback | 10 May 2011 | Edition Number 2

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304 Pages

Age
14+

Grade
9+

Dimensions(cm)
1.9 x 20.4 x 13.5

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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.

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

About the Author

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.

Industry Reviews

"The messages of teenage love turned dangerous are powerful, and this highly recommended book should be required reading for all teenagers." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"A quick and absorbing read. The situations and dialogue ring frighteningly true." -- ALA Booklist

"An open and honest portrayal of an all-too-common problem." -- School Library Journal

"Gripping." -- Publishers Weekly

"An outstanding first novel. An important book." -- KLIATT

"Flinn's use of Nick as narrator is unusual and provocative, and there's impact as well as insight in his long refusal to acknowledge his own culpability." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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