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Ethan Cole doesn't mean to start trouble-he just won't back down. After a childhood of cold showers, hot tempers, and a father who celebrates the wrong things, Ethan follows his best friend Jack to Southern Military Institute, a place that breaks boys down and rebuilds them in its image.

Rat year is a gauntlet: shaved heads, sweat parties, and a Walkman punishment that turns Ethan's favorite music into a daily penance. Jack thrives; Ethan survives-until a forced march nearly kills him and a ...