A Top Ten Best Fiction Book for Young Adults as Selected by the American Library Association - LEVERAGE by Joshua C Cohen

Bullies claim many victims but can also create the unlikeliest of alliances ...

"On any given day you have the chance to be a hero or a victim, predator or prey. Most times, circumstances are beyond your control. Other times, you got a choice but you think about it too much and you freeze up. Sometime, though, you're forced to react and it's all instinct. May not make a damn bit of difference in a bad situation. But sometimes instinct squeezes the good out of you, forces you to be a hero before you even realize it."

"Being a hero usually isn't much fun. It's terrifying, most of the time, right up until the point you make it out safe. It's being scared to do the right thing and doing it anyway."

 ~ Quotes from LEVERAGE by Joshua C Cohen

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Reviews:

• "Sports novels don't hit much harder than this." ~ BOOKLIST, starred review
   
• "Wow. Wow! The young adult book Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen was one of the most disturbing books I've read, yet also one of the most captivating." ~ STRASBURG-HEISLER LIBRARY book reviews
   
• "Cohen does a thorough job of delving into the mental structures of bullies and their victims. It's a horrifying look into how this type of bullying creates a culture of silence. ...overall, I give this book a THUMBS UP!" ~ YA Book Bridges
   
•  "I am forever changed by this novel." ~ Tucson's Teens Read