Fourteen-year-old Indio McCracken enjoys instant stardom after his father posts a video of him playing the guitar. Things quickly go sour when Indio’s fame fuels his father’s dream of raising the world’s next Segovia. Robbed of a normal childhood, Indio desperately seeks escape online, creating an obsession that almost kills him. Facing school expulsion—or worse—Indio is shipped off to an addictions rehab center in the wilds of northern Canada where the adventure of a lifetime awaits him.
We all depend on digital devices, but what happens when our normal interaction with these useful tools crosses the line into addiction?
Award-winning author Jamie Bastedo explores the roots of one “screenager’s” passions and pitfalls in this timely tale of oppression, addiction, and deliverance.
