Fiction by Catherine Ryan Hyde
This was an interesting story about Sebastian, a homeschooled teenage boy in New York City whose father keeps him under such tight control that he can only leave the house to exercise for an hour or so a day, unless he sneaks out in the middle of the night. He has no friends except for an elderly lady he sees when he goes out for his run, and he keeps that relationship secret from his father.
Once Sebastian meets Maria while escaping the house after midnight, you can guess he’s ready to break out of his dad’s control. But Maria has troubles of her own....
This was a really good character story. I really liked how the author avoids going for a pat and tidy but unrealistic ending; instead, she really gets you to think about these characters and what might happen in the future.
I also read recently by this author: Love in the Present Tense
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