Product Details
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Book 1 of the West Brothers Series
2nd-Place Winner of the 2016 Catholic Press Association Book Awards in the Teen & YA Fiction Category!Roland West, Loner is a contemporary Christian story of a fourteen-year-old boy who finds himself friendless at a new school and the subject of cruel rumors. Despised by older twin brothers, he feels utterly alone but not without hope. If he can avoid his brothers while his father is away, he might have a solution to his problem.When his brothers lock him away, having a plan of their own, he gets rescued by an unlikely pair: a neighboring autistic boy and his brother. Struggling to trust his new friends, secrets, rumors, lies, and an unusual inheritance put him on a journey that just might have the power to change the life of this loner.
RolandWest, Loner addresses loneliness, sibling relationships,facing fears, autism, and the Communion of the Saints.
Parents Guide
Sexuality: None
Violence & Gore: Mild
Sibling bullying. Twin brothers gang up on their younger brother, one twin rips the younger brother’s shirt, and the twins lock him in the basement and later in a turret (they have a castle-like house). Another character makes fun of a teen who uses a wheelchair.
Profanity: None
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Mild
A character plants cigarettes in another character’s room to get him in trouble. The same character is seen smoking, though other characters show disgust at the behavior.
