Erin Jade Lange
Dane Washington is one suspension away from expulsion. In a high school full of â€œhaves,â€ being a â€œhave notâ€ makes Dane feel like life is hurtling toward one big dead end. Billy D. spends his high school days in Special Ed and heâ€™s not exactly a â€œhaveâ€ himself. The biggest thing Billyâ€™s missing? His dad. Billy is sure the riddles his father left in an atlas are really clues to finding him again and through a bizarre turn of events, he talks Dane into joining him on the search. ,A bully and a boy with Down syndrome makes for an unlikely friendship, but together, they work through the clues, leading to unmarked towns and secrets of the past. But theyâ€™re all dead ends. Until the final clue . . . and a secret Billy shouldnâ€™t have been keeping. ,As a journalist, Erin Jade Lange is inspired by hot button issues like bullying, but it is her honest characters and breakneck plotting that make Dead Ends a must-read.
Young Adult,Contemporary,Realistic Fiction,Mystery,Fiction,Disability,Young Adult,Coming Of Age,Family,Health,Mental Health,Young Adult,Teen
Dead Ends