Since he was eight, New York City high school junior Locke Vinetti has experienced bouts of overpowering anger, but now that he has friends who accept him and a true girlfriend, he hopes his anger (which he calls "the venom") will go away. But "the venom" has no intention of doing that and threatens to destroy all that he loves.
year: 2008, 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: teenagers, juvenile fiction, single-parent families, anger, subculture, interpersonal relations, new york (n.y.), juvenile fiction, fiction, anger management, fiction
Editions
Krovatin, Christopher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2008)
A teenage boy struggles to overcome the inner demons that are threatening his life.
Schools: 8
Krovatin, Christopher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2011)
Since he was eight, New York City high school junior Locke Vinetti has experienced bouts of overpowering anger, but now that he has friends who accept him and a true girlfriend, he hopes his anger (which he calls "the venom") will go away. But "the venom" has no intention of doing that and threatens to destroy all that he loves.
Schools: 1