Selo
by DOUG SETTERPublish: Oct 12, 2018Action & Adventure Literary Fiction Teen & Young Adult Book Overview
What happens when the Karate Kid meets Dillinger?
When bullied teen Les Kingsley helps out a crippled gangster, Les gets a friend like no other. The gangster is an ex-convict, professional criminal, Matt Selo, who mentors Les in the ways of fist-fighting, standing up to bullies, and dodging the law.
When the bullies band together and the school labels him as disturbed, Les finds himself against overwhelming odds. With both sides of the law closing in on Selo and his own mother dating a police investigator, can Les protect his friend and himself?