Breathing Underwater

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The author spoke with several people and did extensive research regarding the various counseling and anger control programs available to batterers. The Family Violence Class in which Nick participates, while representative of the type of programs available in various jurisdictions, is fictional. It does not portray any particular program or group leader.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Flinn, Alex.

Breathing underwater / Alex Flinn.

p. cm.

Summary: Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive father.

ISBN 978-0-06-029198-3 — ISBN 978-0-06-029199-0 (lib. bdg.)

ISBN 978-0-06-447257-9 (pbk.)

[1. Dating violence—Fiction. 2. Anger—Fiction. 3. Fathers and sons—Fiction. 4. Child abuse—Fiction. 5. Diaries—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.F6395 2001	00-044933
[Fic]—dc21	CIP
	AC

11 12 13 14 15 CG/BV 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Revised edition, 2011