Authors: P. E. Ryan

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The sun was intensely bright outside his window. There really was nothing to lose at this point, and there might be a whole lot to gain, if he was willing to stick his neck out.

Sam moved the cursor across the screen, took a deep breath, and clicked Send.

acknowledgments

Many thanks to my editor, Tara Weikum, whose wisdom and tireless guidance helped shape this novel in so many ways, and to my agent, Lisa Bankoff, for her enthusiasm and sharp eye, and for getting the manuscript into the right hands.

Thanks also to Michael Carroll, Donnie Conner, and Ann Patchett for their friendship, faith, and endless encouragement.

I'm also indebted to Ron Duran for his technical assistance and to Joe B. McCarthy for his assistance in technically fine-tuning certain aspects of this novel.

Finally, as always, immeasurable thanks to Fred Blair.

About the Author

P. E. Ryan
also writes under the name of Patrick Ryan, and is the author of the adult novel
SEND ME
. He grew up on Merritt Island, Florida, and lives in New York City. This is his first book for teens.

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Praise
for
SAINTS OF AUGUSTINE

“Teens will find both boys' story lines (and narrative voices) thoroughly compelling right through to the end.”

âPublishers Weekly (starred review)

“Ryan offers complex views of family lives, realistic language, and convincing characters.”

âALA Booklist (starred review)

“With humor and compassion, P. E. Ryan shows us that we all have more in common than we think we do, and that people can surprise us in amazing ways if we only give them the chance.”

âMichael Thomas Ford, author of
LAST SUMMER
and
FULL CIRCLE

“Too cool to ask for help and too needy to survive without it, guys will love this tough and poignant book about the emotional minefields they try to swagger through. Ryan captures the delicate brutality of male friendship, and girls should read it to find out what's really going on in guys' heads.”

âRobert Lipsyte, author of
RAIDERS NIGHT
and
THE CONTENDER

“[Ryan's] tightly wrought YA debut moves fast, and each boy's voice is ragged, distinct, and desperate enough to wrangle the hearts of most teen readers, both guys and girls.”

âKirkus Reviews

“I loved reading this thoughtful, touching story of how two estranged friends struggle to reconnect. Anyone who's ever had a best friend will relate.”

âBrent Hartinger, author of
GEOGRAPHY CLUB
and
THE ORDER OF THE POISON OAK

“P. E. Ryan has created not one, but two complex, genuine main characters. One of the best books of the year.”

âYoung Adult Books Central

Credits

Cover design by Joel Tippie

Copyright

SAINTS OF AUGUSTINE
. Copyright Â© 2007 by P. E. Ryan. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

EPub Â© Edition SEPTEMBER 2009 ISBN: 9780061975394

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