![]() ![]() It's incredibly risky - if he's caught, the consequences will be unthinkable - but it may be his only way out. Then he hears whispers of an escape plot. Beaten, humiliated, and stripped of his pride, Garrett's spirit is slowly ebbing away. He won't be allowed to leave until he's admitted his "mistakes" and conformed to Harmony Lake's standards of behavior. Subjected to brutal physical and psychological abuse, he tries to fight back, but the battle is futile. Maybe some kids deserve to be sent there, but Garrett knows he doesn't. In the middle of the night Garrett is taken from his home to Harmony Lake, a boot camp for troubled teens. After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents. ![]()
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