The Fall

WINNER, McNally Robinson Book for Young People Awards, Manitoba Book Awards 2013FINALIST, Forest of Reading, White Pine Award 2013 SELECTION, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2013Before Luke came into his life, all Ben cared about was skateboarding, and whether his father would ever remember that he was alive. Then there was Luke, and it felt like he was being carried along on some sort of wave. But then Luke died, and everyone at school thinks it''s his fault. Maybe it is.The Fall charts the lives of three boys as they deal with the death of their friend and brother. One turns to alcohol to escape his guilt. Another looks to a gang to replace what he''s lost. Ben needs to find a way to reconcile his role in Luke''s death and prove that he was not to blame. He must also learn that the man he will become is his to define.