Previously published as Deviation

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!

“You’re a good kid, Henry.”

Everyone knew that he was a good guy; geeky, responsible, hard-working.  Henry has had a lot to deal with in the past.  Now, as he should be focusing on his schooling and preparing himself for the future, he is hindered by abuse, the challenge of raising his baby brother while dealing with his mother’s deep depressions, and the return of a ghost from the past Henry has tried his best to forget.

But it seems that Henry can’t avoid the nastiness of life.  As hard as he tries, it’s one more disaster after another as his life spirals out of control.

Can Henry escape the darkness, or is he doomed to be consumed by it?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A heartwarming, sad, intense story that will keep you turning pages until the end… P.D. Workman has a wonderful gift

If you enjoy gritty contemporary young adult books like those by John Green and Stephen Chbosky, give P.D. Workman’s Breaking the Pattern series a try.

By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016, this poignant account of Henry’s descent into darkness will touch your heart and challenge you to look at youth crime in another light.

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— I was caught up in the twists and turns of the plot from the beginning … and was still surprised at the end.

— This book could actually happen. That is what makes it so scary! I am really looking forward to the next book in the series.  I am thoroughly intrigued and want to see what happens next.

— will play on your emotions and feed your doubts as you follow Henry through his many troubles and trials.

Author notes may contain spoilers

One day walking to the train after work, I crossed paths with a studious-looking young man with round glasses and a nasty black eye. In a few seconds I saw him, we passed each other, and he was gone. Shortly after that, he walked into my next book as Henry. 

Henry was pretty much a fully-formed character from the time that I put pen to paper. The teenage son of a single mom, abused, trying to take care of his baby brother and keep his mother on track while still going to school and maintaining his grades. 

But there are some things about Henry that are not so obvious. 

Everybody has secrets. 

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