Download or read book A Bitter Pill to Swallow (Devante Edition - Hardcover) written by Tiffany Gholar and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devante's life has been changed forever by tragedy, and he can't deal with it. He can't sleep without having nightmares and feels like his life isn't worth living anymore. His parents send him to a special boarding school for kids with emotional problems. There he meets Janina, who makes him feel less alone in the world. But will Devante's terrifying memories and Janina's intense moods come between them? Set at the end of a cold Chicago winter in 1994, 'A Bitter Pill to Swallow' is the story of a boy and girl whose lives intersect in unexpected ways.