The Ruin: Rage

ISBN: 1479163988

Author: Fenter, Kenneth

Condition: New

Product DescriptionThe Ruin: Rage... is about a boy driven to the brink of deadly force by school bullys by Kenneth Fenter. A 14 year old must decide whether to murder his tormentors or choose another way to deal with the rage that is taking control of him. He finds himself sitting by the road with a rifle in hand waiting with images playing in his mind waiting for school to be out... The Ruin: Rage is a re-release of Book One of The Ruin published in 2010 by Kenneth Fenter. The original edition encompassed five books covering a year in the life of Cliff Kelly. Because of it's length and complexity, the target audience has tended to shy away from it. This adaptation focuses on the first week the critical area of the book. The climax of the bullying during his time at East Lakeview grade school and the final act that drives him to make the decision of whether to face his tormentor with deadly force or to find another way to deal with it. Either decision will carry serious life changing consequences for him, his family, the bully and his family. This novel examines Cliffs decision and the turmoil that his decision causes the families on Summit Ridge Colorado. This new edition is re-designed with larger type for easier reading. It is aimed at the Middle school -high school -young adult audience although parents will learn about the dangers of bullying and consequences of long term bullying in schools whether at the hands of students or teachers.About the AuthorKenneth Fenter grew up on the farm and roamed the canyons where the Ruin: Rage is set. He also was bullied in grade school and participated in dealing with the aftermath of a school shooting weeks before retiring as a public school teacher. Although the novel is not autobiographical, he writes from experience and about what he knows best. He has written two sequels to the Ruin which The Ruin: Rage is based on; The Bee Tree and Pivotal Times. He has also written three non-fiction books: Gaijin! Gaijin! MoIchido: Once More and Stained Glass. The three non-fiction books are autobiographical memoirs of the author's family living and working in the Nagasaki area of Japan.