Alex Flinn Books In Order

Beastly

I am a beast.

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever ruined unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I’ll tell you how I became perfectly…
Beastly.

Breathing Underwater

Read by Jon CryerApprox. 5 hours3 cassettesNick 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.

Breaking Point

How far would you go to fit in?

Paul is new to Gate, a school whose rich students make life miserable for anyone not like them. And Paul is definitely not like them. Then, something incredible happens. Charlie Good, a star student and athlete, invites Paul to join his elite inner circle. All Charlie wants is a few things in return – small things that Paul does willingly. Until one day Charlie wants something big – really big.

Now Paul has to decide how far he?ll go to be one of the gang.

The electrifying follow-up to Alex Flinn?s critically acclaimed debut novel, Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point is a tale of school violence that explores why and how a good kid can go ?bad?.

Ages 12+

Nothing to Lose

A year ago, Michael Daye escaped his violent home life by joining a traveling fair. Now his mother is on trial for murdering his brutal stepfather and only Michael knows the truth that can save her. But if he reveals the truth about his past, will he give up his newfound freedom forever? A fresh, unflinching look at domestic violence from the acclaimed author of Breathing Underwater.

o Alex Flinn’s first novel, Breathing Underwater, received rave reviews and numerous honors, including a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. In a starred review, Kirkus called Nothing to Lose ‘arresting,’ and said, ‘As she did in Breathing Underwater, Flinn does a masterful job of exploring domestic violence.’

o During her career as a lawyer, Flinn dealt with domestic abuse. She brings an objective yet insider view to this topic, and has gained a reputation as an author who can write gripping, honest fiction.

o This powerful, character driven novel will appeal to adults and teens across the board who simply enjoy fine fiction.

Ages 13

Fade to Black

What really happened? The facts: On Monday, October 27, at 6:00 a.m., Alex Crusan, an HIV positive student, was stopped on East Main by an attacker, who shattered the windows of his car with a baseball bat. Clinton: Sure, he was riding his bike on East Main that morning. And sure, he had his problems with Alex. He might even have harassed him at school. But he d never do something like this. Daria: Daria never lies. So if she told the police she saw Clinton do it, she must have. Or did she? Alex: The light was in his eyes, and he was under the steering wheel, so he didn t see his attacker that well. But he saw something, and now he must decide how much to tell. Accused, witness, victim. Three people, one truth. Which one will tell it?

Diva

Sometimes the only one a girl can confide in is her blog! Subject: Fresh Start Listening to: Medea the opera named for the mythological woman who killed her kids just to bug her ex husband…
Reminds me of my mother. Feeling: Anticipation Weight: 112 lbs. For most people, the word ‘diva’ means brilliant, talented, over the top, and glamorous. I, however, seemed to be trapped in the not very glamorous life of a cheerleader wannabe with serious ex boyfriend issues and a permanent yo yo diet. At least until the day I auditioned for Miami High School of the Arts and got in! All I had to do was convince my mother, the cosmetics salesperson with epically bad taste in clothes and men, that going downtown to hang with the music geeks was a good idea. I had to blackmail her to be able to do it, but I’m here a diva in training and I’m not so sure I can cut it. Now what?

A Kiss in Time

Talia fell under a spell…
. Jack broke the curse. I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic…
. I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind. I awakened in the same place but in another time to a stranger’s soft kiss. I couldn’t help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn’t know this would happen. Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner! Now I’m stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels…
. The good news: My parents will freak! Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all even time?

Cloaked

I’m not your average hero. I actually wasn’t your average anything. Just a poor guy working an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help his mom make ends meet. But a little magic changed it all. It all started with a curse. And a frognapping. And one hot-looking princess, who asked me to lead a rescue mission. There wasn’t a fairy godmother or any of that. And even though I fell in love along the way, what happened to me is unlike any fairy tale I’ve ever heard. Before I knew it, I was spying with a flock of enchanted swans, talking yes, talking! to a fox named Todd, and nearly trampled by giants in the Everglades. Don’t believe me? I didn’t believe it either. But you’ll see. Because I knew it all was true, the second I got Cloaked.