Joe Brickman is looking forward to his year as captain of the Lawndale High soccer team - and to a blooming relationship with his neighbour Kristine. But when the social structure of the school begins to crumble, Joe finds himself on the wrong side of the new order. Violence has always been part of school life - especially at Lawndale. It goes back generations. But as the brutal, tribal rules that govern the school are exposed, Joe has to find the courage to break free...

 

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Teenage Fiction .

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Penguin Books Ltd .

David Klass is an established novelist and writer of screenplays. He lives in New York City.