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Andrew Winston Winters struggles with pain and isolation after a family tragedy that led him to a remote Vermont boarding school. Buried beneath his calm exterior are violent impulses and a dark secret tied to a past summer with his brother and cousins. When a party in the New England woods forces him to face the horrors of his past, Andrew must decide whether he will surrender to the darkness within or find peace in the decision to live.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Stephanie Kuehn
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