num_pages: 50
description: A storm is brewing.Fourteen-year-old Alexander has a secret. Several in fact. Hes in love with Jade Cleopola. He covers up for his violent drug-addicted father. And he often goes hungry. His friends at school wouldnt understandtheyre high-class mer like Jade. But Alexander has bigger problems than the latest gossip and the parties his friends live for. When his fathers irresponsible choices leave Alexander facing a blade-wielding debt collector Alexander discovers himself trapped in a tangled ever-tightening net. He must find a way to survive in unfriendly currents.Even if it means losing her.
language: English
title: A Gathering Tempest
publisher: Fathom Ink Press