Bait by Alex Sanchez

After Diego lands himself on probation for fighting, he doesnâÈçt trust his probation officer, Mr. Vidas. But as he begins to open up, Diego realizes that he needs Mr. VidasâÈçs help to get his anger under control. To do that, Diego will need to face the nightmares from his past head-on and confront the memories heâÈçs been avoiding. Will anyone even believe him if he tells the truth about his stepfather? Award-winning author Alex Sanchez writes about a teenâÈçs very real struggle to overcome his anger and take control of his life.

In this bold story of a boy trying to grow beyond a painful past, award-winning author Sanchez calls upon his personal experience as a probation officer to reveal the complexities of one of his most genuinely realized characters to date.