Breathing Underwater - Softcover

Flinn, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064472574 ISBN 13: 9780064472579

Publisher: HarperTeen, 2011

Synopsis

Read by Jon Cryer
Approx. 5 hours
3 cassettes

Nick is one of the chosen few at his high school: intelligent, popular, and wealthy. People think his life is pretty easy. Except for one thing. Nick has never told anyone about his father's violent temper.
When Nick meets Caitlin, he thinks she is the answer to all his problems. Caitlin is everything Nick has ever wanted--beautiful, talented, and in love with him. But then everything changes, and Nick must face the fact that he has gotten more from his father than green eyes and money.

Jon Cryer attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has since worked in virtually every part of the entertainment industry from television and radio to Broadway and feature films. Some of his film credits include Pretty in Pink, Holy Man and No Small Affair. Some of his television credits include, doing voice work for Disney's Hercules and appearing in sitcoms like Dharma and Greg. Mr. Cryer also read Chet Gecko- Private Eye for Listening Library.

About this title

Review:

“The messages of teenage love turned dangerous are powerful, and this highly recommended book should be required reading for all teenagers.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))

“A quick and absorbing read. The situations and dialogue ring frighteningly true.” (ALA Booklist)

“An open and honest portrayal of an all-too-common problem.” (School Library Journal)

“Gripping.” (Publishers Weekly)

“An outstanding first novel. An important book.” (KLIATT)

“Flinn’s use of Nick as narrator is unusual and provocative, and there’s impact as well as insight in his long refusal to acknowledge his own culpability.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)

About the Author:

Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor’s Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens. Alex also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a humorous fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reimagining of fairy-tale favorites, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; Towering, a darkly romantic take on Rapunzel; and Mirrored, a fresh spin on Snow White. Her other books for teens include Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her family. Visit her online at www.alexflinn.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0064472574
• ISBN 13: 9780064472579
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304