Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn

Abstract: Underwater breathing is a 16-year-old boy who fell in love with his girlfriend, but she really does not know how to treat her. He insists that he loves his girlfriend very much and often does not listen to what he says about things, does not agree with her, and makes him angry. One day he was very angry and knocked on her and he did not know what was going on. He apologized for his behavior and said he would never do it again. But on the day of the talent show, he told her not to sing as people laugh at her, and he said she did not want to show herself to anyone on stage on the stage.

Underwater breathing underwater breathing was written by Alex Flinn as a series of diaries. The journal was written by Nick, and as a judge's work he also sent him anger to the management department after his attacked girlfriend finally pressed the accusation. This book was published in 2001, and before the increase in the recent violent novel dating it tells stories of abusers rather than stories, abuses often overlooked. At first, Nick was angry and forced to participate in these collective anger management courses, and he disliked having to keep the journal's idea. He did not think there was a problem, he thought that he had to pretend just to clear it, so he could get back Caitlin, let his face out of court, And again everything will be perfect. Since we are reading Nick's journal, we know his idea, his view, and the misunderstanding.

Another teenage novel - the most impressive is Sarah Dessen's dream - showed dating violence from the perspective of a girl caught up in an abusive relationship, but as he was out of breath, the first novelist Alex Flynn We solved the difficult task of making us succeed. If the feelings are different, the motivation of violent youth. This story is a similar style of Robert Thomas' s mouse, looking at God in two different timeframes. Nick reminds me of Caitlin's storm and his gentle but time relationship and the time after the restraining order. Nick who is desperate and unfriendly strives to understand his anger and overcome it. This highly moving novel is very relevant to all young people in our violently inclined society. (13 years and over) - Patty Campbell

When Alex Flinn was five years old, the mother said that he would become a "writer" when he grew up. No one followed the instructions, Alex learned drama and opera, became a lawyer, and finally wrote her first novel "Breathing Underwater". Alex and her husband, Jean and their daughters Katie and Meredith have lived in Miami.