Water Under the Bridge

Water Under the Bridge

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Last published Fri, Nov 11, 2011

boys bridge cale cameron critchlow

"Ryan Enders?" "It's Rielle," I correct. He glances at the paper, then at me. "But... you're a girl." "That is correct." "And you want a job in a boys' reform school?" Rielle never been one to give up. So when her older brother, Ryder, goes off the deep end, abusing drugs and even attempting suicide, Rielle isn't surprised to be the only one who still sees the soft skin that used to wipe away her tears, the strong arms that used to have pillow fights. Thanks to the new charges brought against him, though, Ryder will be spending the next six months at Halloway-Critchlow Reform School for Boys. With their dad caught up in his new campaign for mayor and on the verge of disowning Ryder, Rielle knows she has to do something to help Ryder and get back to the brilliant person she knows he still is inside. So she does what any good sister would do: she takes a job at a boys' reform school. It's nothing like she expected, though. It's not a fairytale land of recovery, the boys aren't all helping each other get better, enemies can be made with just a single glance, and there are questions you just don't ask. And everyone seems to be hiding something. From Cameron, the autistic boy who spends all of his time visiting Halloway-Critchlow; to the boy known simply as "Chevy" who seems to have it out for Rielle from the moment she arrives; and Cale, Ryder's mysterious roommate who somehow seems different from the others. Ryder may be the one there for a recovery, but he won't be the only one changing. Can someone ever really start over? Is it the past itself that matters, or how someone uses it to shape their future?

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