Breaking

by Katherine Jeffries

Ellamae is a 13-year-old foster child who is taken into the care of 15-year-old Gavin Kennard's mother and immediately upturns his life. Almost immediately, they are inextricably bound to each other - not only by common experience of trauma and exploitation, but by how deeply good and giving both of them are. One day, in the midst of an attack within their home, Ellamae vanishes, setting Gavin on a path that will both mangle and mend him, but which he tries to believe will be fair payment if he can find his childhood friend. Includes topics of human trafficking, prostitution, child molestation. There are scenes of brutal violence and brief descriptions of rape. Mature language.

335 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2016