Breaking Boxes

Charlie Calmont is a teenage loner. His parents are gone and except for his older brother, Trent, he doesn't need anyone, especially friends. But when Charlie ends up suspended after a school fight, he meets Brandon Chase, and things begin to change. Even though privileged Brandon hangs with the moneyed crowd, Charlie discovers there's a real person underneath the rich kid exterior, and that they have more in common than meets the eye. Yet just as they begin to open up to one another, Brandon learns that Trent is gay and disassociates himself from Charlie. What are the boundaries of friendship, and who -- or what -- is worth the risk of caring, are among the many issues raised in this outstanding story of self-discovery.Jenkins, A. M. is the author of 'Breaking Boxes', published 2000 under ISBN 9780613284295 and ISBN 0613284291.