St Helena's School for Wayward Boys has a reputation, and that's exactly why Nolan Pritchard checks himself in. That's where he believes he belongs, with all the other young men the world chewed up and spat out.
At night, he dreams of fire swallowing his dead best friend up whole. Each night he runs into the flames and wakes up just the same: alone, terrified and guilty. A murderer, that's what he is.
Throwing himself into the chaotic world of the wayward boys of St Helena's, his life collides with that of Ellis Callahan, a charismatic older boy with a talent for pickpocketing; Dominic, who earned his nickname 'Scissors' for a violent incident with another boy; Graves, a mute boy who freaks out even the toughest of students; Kit, the principal's perfectionist private-school son; Ace, the intimidating, poker playing bad boy of the school and Worm, his loud-mouthed right hand man.
When Samuel finds himself lost and incapable of facing his problems and the whole lot of insecurities he's built up from childhood, he comes to realize that he can't fix all of it all by himself -- and that it's okay to ask for help. It's okay to be miserable, and it's okay to feel things he's never felt before, such as having a crush on a boy. With June, his best friend, and Charles, the guy who's been crushing on him since the start of the year, Samuel courses through life, slowly coming to find some worth in himself and opening up to the people around him.
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Published - Jan 10th 2022