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And, man, does this crew have stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Angus Bethune and Sarah Byrnes, who can hide from everyone but each other. Together, they will embark on a road trip full of haunting endings and glimmering beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Montana West, who doesn't step down from a challenge. Not even when the challenge comes from her adoptive dad, who's leading the school board to censor the article she wrote for the school paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd straightlaced Matt Miller, who had never been friends with outspoken genius Marcus James. Until one tragic week--a week they'd do anything to change--brings them closer than Matt could have ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when surviving isn't enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSurviving Abuse: \u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Byrnes is finally confronting her past, but a road trip with Angus Bethune uncovers a truth more painful than her scars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBullying and Prejudice: \u003c\/b\u003e When a racist prank targets Marcus James, straight-laced Matt Miller must choose between staying silent and standing up for a kid he barely knows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFighting for Free Speech: \u003c\/b\u003e Montana West takes on the school board and her own adoptive father in a battle to publish the truth, no matter the cost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmotional and Raw Storytelling: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the signature honesty and power of Chris Crutcher as he tackles tough topics with hope and heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Angry Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a place for misfits. 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