Surrender

A mesmerizing psychological thriller from extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett (age 14 and up).Gabriel is dying from an undisclosed illness. He relives his brief twenty years, remembering his parents' over-protectiveness, his wild friend Finnigan who encouraged him to do terrible things, and his dear dog Surrender. Told from the perspectives of Gabriel and Finnigan, this is a brilliant, chilling novel that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.