No Going Back

ISBN: 031640750X

Author: Flores-Scott, Patrick

Condition: New

Antonio is determined to make amends to the people he hurt most-even if it means breaking the terms of his early release from juvenile detention-in this tour de force about one teens quest for redemption, from the award-winning author of American Road Trip.Its Friday morning, and seventeen-year-old Antonio Sullivan is on the verge of earning his early release from Zephyr Woods Youth Detention Center. Having been incarcerated for the last year and a half for a crime he didnt directly commit, hes now dedicating himself to his education and his sobriety program. Whats more, Antonio is driven by a deep need to make amends to the two people he hurt the most: his mom and his lifelong best friend, Maya. The conditions of his early release are clear-Antonio cant have any contact with his father or miss his first meeting with his parole officer Monday morning. But a lot can happen between Friday and Monday, especially when the odds are against you.Told through time-stamped chapters that race at a fever pitch over the course of a weekend, this absorbing coming-of-age novel explores what it means to right past wrongs in the face of adversity.