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Rex Ogle explores bonds of loyalty and friendship and how they're tested by drugs and violence in this propulsive novel-in-verse.Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car.Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride -- because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed.But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made.
About the Author
REX OGLE was born and raised (mostly) in Texas. He is the author of memoirs Free Lunch (which received the ALA/YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction) , Punching Bag, and the upcoming graphic novel Four Eyes. He also wrote the fantasy middle-grade Supernatural Society trilogy and has written dozens of comics for Marvel and DC, as well as his webcomic Blink. He's written under a lot of pen names too - most notably Trey King, Honest Lee, and REY TERCIERO, under which he penned Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, Doña Quixote, and Northranger. He lives in Los Angeles where he writes full-time - when he's not outside hiking with his dog, playing MarioKart with friends, or reading.To find out more, visit www.rexogle.com or @thirdrex on instagram.
