Jema

If you ask Jema what his life is like, he'll probably give you a shrug.

"Fine."

At sixteen, he's already emotionally drained, and often finds himself caught between giving up completely, and chasing after the dream of life getting better. But it's just a dream, after all.

The school's administrators have lumped him in with the 'troubled kids', his mother thinks he's just acting out... but then his life really flips upside down.

After a wild sophomore year and junior summer, confessions are made and secrets are out. But Jema feels more trapped than ever.

Along comes a boy with a harder shell than Jema. The unexpected bond between them flourishes.

But all good things must come to an end.

"Jema" has been #490 in Teen Fiction.

(boyxboy in the title because WP asked me to)