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Article: Flinn, Alex. Breaking point.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
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- May 1, 2002
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HarperCollins 242p. c2002.0-06-623848-X. $15.89. JS
Paul knows from the start that he won't fit in at his new high school, a ritzy Christian academy in Miami. He's there because his lonely, depressed, clingy mother has taken a job working there, hoping for a new start in a new town, not because he's one of the rich kids who effortlessly belong. Charlie is one of those kids, a "golden boy" who excels at tennis and rules a social crowd, and Paul longs to belong to his group. When Charlie admires Paul's computer skills and starts to befriend him, Paul is thrilled, though he is warned that Charlie is just using him. Soon, Charlie has Paul pulling pranks, drinking, ...