title: The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To (Vintage Contemporaries)
author:  DC Pierson 
description: Fifteen-year-old Darren Bennett lives in an entirely recognizable teenage world: he's obsessed with science fiction and video games, bullied by his older brother, and completely baffled by the opposite sex. On the other hand, Darren's new, socially awkward best friend, Eric Lederer, lives a life unrecognizable to everyone: Eric can't sleep, at all, ever, a revelation he shares with Darren in strictest confidence. After overcoming his shock, Darren delights in exploring Eric's anomalous condition through a series of trials involving, among other things, roofies. When a typical high school fight over a girl leads Darren to tell a stranger about Eric's bizarre secret, Darren is caught up in the kind of fight-for-your-life adventure he so often daydreams about. Combining a coming-of-age tale with science fiction, Pierson performs a nimble, satisfying balancing act, with enough drama of the day-to-day high school variety to keep the more fantastic elements in check. The result is a fast-moving narrative with an authentic, heartfelt voice, plenty of laughs and spot-on cultural references, and a raucous climax. <i>(Feb.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  # The Boy Who Has No Redemption
  
  
  ## Soulless #8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Victoria Quinn
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Hartwick Publishing
  
  
  **The Boy Who Has No Redemption**
  
  
  Copyright © 2021 by Victoria Quinn
  
  
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  I sat at the dining table.
  
  
  I sat in silence.
  
  
  I couldn’t hear the city through the double-paned glass.
  
  
  I couldn’t hear the wind as it swept between the high-rises.
  
  
  I couldn’t even hear my own breathing.
  
  
  I wanted to go to sleep and just forget this night, forget my mistakes, feel
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