Release

“Release” is a new book by Patrick Ness, the author of the bestsellers “The Monsters’ Voice” and “Step of Chaos,” a two-time Carnegie Medal winner for outstanding contributions to literature. Adam Tern is a seventeen-year-old teenager from a rural clergyman’s family. Most of all, he wants to escape the oppression of strict parents and leave his hometown. And one summer Sunday will flip his entire life upside down. On that day, his older brother will bring unexpected news, and problems will arise at work. To make everything even worse, his ex-boyfriend will leave—one that Adam still can’t forget. Adam will have to overcome his greatest fear and finally get the long-awaited release.