He announces his deadly plan to an army of peers and expects pity, insults or even indifference. Instead, he finds morbid encouragement. When that encouragement tips the scales into popularity, Butter has a reason to live. But if he doesn’t go through with his plan, he’ll lose everything.
"Using current, hot-button topics - cyberbullying, obesity, and teen suicide - the author weaves a compelling tale sure to draw teens in." - School Library Journal (*starred review)
"A strong, gutsy debut." - Booklist
"Engrossing and thought-provoking." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Dark, funny, painful, and powerful." - Publishers Weekly
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DEAD ENDS (Coming September 3, 2013 from Bloomsbury)
Dane Washington doesn’t think he’s a bully. Some guys just need to be put in their place. But Twain High doesn’t see it that way, and Dane is on the brink of getting kicked out of school – until the boy with Down Syndrome moves in across the street.
Billy D. has the power to keep Dane out of trouble, and he'll do it for a price. Dane has to help Billy D. find his missing dad.
But Billy’s only clue is an atlas full of riddles and towns that don’t appear on most maps. As the boys unravel the clues and get closer to finding Billy’s dad, Dane realizes the biggest riddle of all may be the one Billy D. is keeping to himself.
