Lucas is filled with the kind of pain, love, and anguish that teenage readers adore. Before long, Lucas is accused of a crime he did not commit, and Caitlin finds herself in a moral quandary. Caitlin feels drawn to him, but the other local kids are not: they call him a gypsy, and even throw rocks at him. It's in this confusing context that Caitlin encounters Lucas, a lean, blond, blue-eyed stranger who mysteriously appears on the island. And Caitlin feels she has no one in whom to confide: Her mother died in a car accident years ago, and her father, though loving and supportive, is a writer who spends much of his time holed up in his study. To make matters worse, the son of an influential local has begun making lewd advances. Her brother is acting strangely, hanging out with the neighborhood reprobates and getting drunk, and her best friend follows his lead. British novelist Kevin Brooks's masterpiece is set on the island community of Hale over one summer, as 15-year-old Caitlin McCann realizes her small world is changing. Lucas, the dramatic story of a young woman's encounter with the ugly side of humanity and her struggle to defeat it.
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