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The Escape of Light

By: Fred Venturini
Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke
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Teenage burn survivor Wilder Tate begins high school ashamed of his disfigurement. He finds an outlet tapping into his one-dimensional basketball talent as a shutdown defender and courts his cheerleader dream girl, only to endure heartbreak and setbacks that drive him to have a tissue-expander operation to rid himself of his scar tissue for good, but at what price?

The operation costs him his basketball career and puts a wedge between him and his best friend, his mother, and his classmates. The only girl who understands him is Lane Makansi, an ostracized and bullied cutter who sees the truth of Wilder's self-loathing. Their unlikely friendship begins to salve their deep internal wounds until tragedy strikes - and Lane is the culprit. In the aftermath, Wilder discovers a capacity to forgive and empathize that he has never once applied to himself, leading to a dramatic decision that will change his life, and Lane's life, forever.

©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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Small Town Basketball Rivalry with a Love Story

Who doesn't love a great story about a small town basketball rivalry and a love story all wrapped in one? I experienced so many emotions throughout the book. As soon as I thought the story line was calming down, then BAM another curve ball in the story. This book is on my short list of books that I couldn't put down!

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A walk down memory lane...

A story about Wilder Tate....what a story it is! I was engulfed in the book from page 1, highly suggest it...never know, just might have you reflecting on YOUR childhood, I know it did me😎

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