FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Nick is a good kid in bad trouble. He"s slow in school, and with an alcoholic father who abuses him and his beloved sister, a dead mother, rough school days, and aggressive special ed classmates, Nick feels powerless...until he finds a gun in his hand, more or less by accident. A suspenseful, moving story of tragedy and redemption of a decent kid is for readers who have a hard time finding a story they want to read.