The Stevenson Theory - Part 1 - Venom Effect - by Derek Difronzo (Hardcover)

About the Book

A group of kids entering adolescence suddenly face new pressures to fit in. When selfish actions lead to the betrayal of a troubled boy, tragedy strikes. As the children attempt to move on, they discover that escaping the past is not so easy.

Book Synopsis

Childhood innocence is ripped away from a group of adolescents on Halloween night in 1989 when an unthinkable tragedy forces them to face uncertain futures and rocks the very foundation of a once peaceful community.

Tormented by his father, bullied by classmates, and longing for a mother who left him too soon, eleven-year-old Jeremiah has grown accustomed to living in fear and isolation. All of that changes when through a chance encounter he forms an unlikely friendship with Keith, an aspiring athlete and the most popular boy in school. But when social pressures rise, causing Keith to pull away from Jeremiah, the threat of abandonment opens up a dark path and results in horrific consequences.

Forever connected by the events of that night, five children attempt to move on with their lives, unaware that history is doomed to repeat itself and that the past might be coming back to haunt them.

Review Quotes

"A POWERFUL NOVEL OF FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY TRAUMA, AND LOSS OF INNOCENCE"

"A FULLY ABSORBING STORY THAT KEEPS YOU ENGAGED IN UNFOLDING MYSTERY"

"CAPTIVATES YOUR ATTENTION AND EMOTIONS THROUGHOUT"