Only Way Out

Jaylen Pierre is a high school senior growing up in an impoverished area of California who deals with many traumas daily, including brutal physical abuse from his alcoholic father and emotional abandonment from his mother, who battles a paralyzing depression. Since both of his parents are seemingly incapable of doing the job, Jaylen takes it upon himself to be the sole caregiver for his little brother, Elijah, and himself.Fueled by these hardships, Jaylen eagerly looks to find a way out of his situation and eventually finds one when he watches a television special late one night that ignites a fire in him to embark on a journey that he believes will lead to a better life for him and his little brother, but little does Jaylen know that he may find the love of his life along the way.

• | Author: Nick Peck
• | Publisher: Manhattan Book Group
• | Publication Date: Apr 22, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00286 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1966074336
• | ISBN-13: 9781966074335