Name: Nothing to Lose
ISBN: 9780060517526

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Escape and Return

A young fugitive’s return to Miami brings family turmoil and an uneasy reckoning with the past.

Come here for

The pull between running away and facing home
A carnival escape shadowed by family upheaval

Expect

A tense, troubled coming-of-age atmosphere
A sustained story of hiding and reckoning

Book Details

Authors: Alex Flinn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: April 12, 2005
Format: Paperback
Theme: Runaway Stories · Homelessness & Poverty for Teens
Reading lane: Runaway Stories

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Publisher Categories

Coming of Age
YA Family Stories
Assimilation for Teens
Depression for Teens

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Friendship for Teens
Mental Illness for Teens
Abuse & Trauma for Teens
Runaway Stories

About This Book

I shouldn't have come back to Miami . . . I've been escaping cops' notice for a year now. I'm no longer Michael Daye, high school athlete with a promising future. Now I look like someone whit no future. When Michael saw a chance to leave town with a traveling carnival a year ago, he took it. Back then, his home life was spinning violently out of control. The carnival, with its "no questions asked" policy, seemed like a welcome escape. But now Michael's job has brought him ba...

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I shouldn't have come back to Miami . . . I've been escaping cops' notice for a year now. I'm no longer Michael Daye, high school athlete with a promising future. Now I look like someone whit no future. When Michael saw a chance to leave town with a traveling carnival a year ago, he took it. Back then, his home life was spinning violently out of control. The carnival, with its "no questions asked" policy, seemed like a welcome escape. But now Michael's job has brought him back to Miami, where his mother is on trial for murder, making him wonder how much longer he can hide from his past . . . and his future.