The serpent king
by Jeff Zentner

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The son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self.
Country lifeSelf-actualization (Psychology)FriendshipFictionChildren's fictionFriendship, fictionCountry life, fictionSelf-actualization (Psychology) in adolescenceFriendship in adolescenceJuvenile fictionHigh school studentsBullying in schools