When Darius ignores his best friend's feelings for Rubee and hooks up with her at a party in Riley Park, Corbin drowns his jealousy in a six-pack. Waking up after the party, Corbin finds that he and Darius are alone. Moments later, Darius is viciously assaulted from behind by three assailants. Corbin is severely injured trying to defend Darius, who later dies in the hospital. Corbin thinks that Rubee's ex-boyfriend is responsible for the attack, but he's unable to recall useful details about the incident. As Corbin struggles to get his life back, he also strives, with the help of Rubee and a sympathetic policeman, to bring Darius's murder to justice.
These exciting, age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction titles will appeal to even the most reluctant high-school readers. With that kind of appeal, the 14 books in this category will rarely sit on the shelf.
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: General
Crime: Stalking,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Contact Between Adult and Minor,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape