Parallel Lines

Nick Verseau is a streetwise seventeen year-old who has spent the last decade moving from one foster home to another. This time he lands in the suburbs where he knows he doesn#xE2;#xAC;"t fit in. He wears an attitude like armor to protect him from the pain of a dead father, an abusive stepfather, and a mother who has been in the State hospital for almost a decade. It#xE2;#xAC;"s been several years since he saw his brother Tony, who got adopted by a family who did not want Nick. While in this new school, Nick becomes friends with his English teacher who encourages him to keep a journal. Nick also forges a bond with his foster brother J.D., and life starts looking good until tragedy strikes#xE2;#xAC;#xA6;..