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SOLVED. Cycles of Abuse, YA Fiction, A boy who bullies people and gets abused by his father. He's waiting to move out when he turns 16. He has a younger sister who he looks after. [s]
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Rainbowheart wrote: "Does anything on this list look familiar?Kids Overcoming Abusive Situations"
No, I don't see it here
Do you think this is YA or adult fiction?Was the abuse to the sister also physical abuse, or sexual abuse?
Yay, glad it's solved!Good find, Brenna.
What's the Name of That Book???
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The story is about a boy who's abused by his father and has a little sister. He's waiting to turn 16 so he can move out, believing that his younger sister will be fine. In the mean time, he tends to bully this one kid (who never cries and it irks him). He also starts a job working on a house? He also falls in love with a girls ankles at some point (before eventually falling in love with the rest of her I believe). He also starts some sort of martial arts training.
His father was also abused, though with a belt. He learned boxing and eventually used that knowledge to beat his son, though he refused to use a belt.
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The boy eventually figures out that his sister is also being abused and resolves to stay until she can move out. He beats his father using his martial arts training as well. At some point he also uses his martial arts to bully someone and has a crisis about the cycles of abuse in his life.