The two are drawn together especially by a mysterious locked box that Peter has been given as an inheritance. When Roland is rescued from his prison by a boy from school named Peter, a friendship springs up between them. Roland's life, and the life of all the characters, is about to be changed forever. While their father is away, he locks Roland in the cellar and puts his scheme into action.īut, unknown to Roland, he does in fact have a friend: someone special in Heaven, who likewise has a scheme and is putting it into action. But Jarrett wants the trip for himself, and will stop at nothing to get it. This is Roland's chance to escape his brother Jarrett and the nightmare of school. When we first meet Roland, our 14-year-old hero, he is on the verge of a trip to Italy with his father. The way Linden accomplishes this will take your breath away. But the plot swiftly moves into a new and unexpected realm - that of the supernatural - sweeping the reader way beyond the halls of River Run High and plunging straight into the doctrine of the Communion of Saints.

At first glance, the story is on a purely natural level: a teenage boy, alone and friendless in a new school, trying to cope with his cruel older brothers.

I wish I could give this book to every Catholic teen I know (and their parents too!). OL28956962W Page_number_confidence 96.30 Pages 326 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20221005223411 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 223 Scandate 20220927035650 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780996816847 Tts_version 5.10 Problems in the Traditionalist Movement Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:02:22 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40718023 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

Roland West, Loner by Theresa Linden