Break Out is a new novel for teens and young adults, written by Joy Becker. It is the story of Jason, a young rebel who refuses to conform to the crushing demands of his remote community.

It’s a restrictive, and punishing society where all enthusiasm and initiative are drowned, where reasoning is circular, like the white-domed buildings precisely spaced around the concentric streets, and where nothing may be questioned because that is the Master’s will.

Denied the right to think, and with the word “freedom” removed from the city’s only dictionary, any attempt to question is not only denied but severely punished. Argument is not an alternative. Reason is defined by the Master.

Jason has no memory of mother or father—just a lifelong teacher who insists on fulfilling the Master’s desires—a minor monarch who makes his subjects squirm because he holds the power of life and death.

Jason lives with “yes” kids who remain stubbornly silent rather than expose themselves to greater tyranny. Fear surrounds them. There is no life except in one’s dark dreams. The whispered specter of torture and death is ever present.

Every day, he feels more stifled. Every day, more pressure is exerted, more control exercised, more demands made.

There is no place to hide, and Jason wants out!

With visions of escape, he is continually reminded that escape is impossible. Still, he dares to sneak out in the dark evening hours to wander empty streets, searching for a way.

Night after night, he risks his life in hope of finding a solution. As he continues stalking the streets, he discovers another world.

Join this turbulent story, with its twists and turns, occasional bright spots, and intense relationships. Meet someone who understands what it is to be both alone and together, making unique friends, growing together against all odds, and hoping, always hoping, to somehow keep the dream alive in spite of bitter loss.

Will Jason find a way of escape? Or will he, like all those who preceded them, slip into a life of submission, conformity, and “normality?

Will he submit to slavery…or die!

It’s time to Break Out!

Break Out! by Joy Becker, is available from Amazon.com.