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323 pp.
| Atheneum/Seo
| September, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-2487-6$16.99
(4)
YA
Illustrated by
Kelly Yates.
All of Locke Vinetti's relationships have been damaged by his tendency toward angry, violent outbursts. When Locke's rage threatens his first real romance, he must find a way to reject "the venom" for good. The writing is overwrought, but readers may be compelled by Locke's forays into Manhattan's counterculture, reflected in occasional dark comic-book-style vignettes.