He worries that the abuse will turn him into a molester or make him gay-and he is angry and afraid when he finds out that the probation officer he trusted is gay. ) does a masterful job explaining the protagonist's complicated emotions as he deals with his past. Teens may find the shark metaphor that runs through Diego's dream life heavy-handed, but Sanchez ( The God Box Only when he is paired with a sympathetic probation officer can Diego finally admit his secret. To deal with his anger and pain, Diego cuts himself with a sharp shark's tooth and strikes out violently against his peers, landing him in court. Diego's stepfather molested and raped Diego for years-something Diego alone knows, now that his stepfather has committed suicide. The author presents an authentic and tender story about a boy trying to cope after years of sexual abuse.
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