When seventeen-year-old Leo Jackson is forced to leave the chaos of Chicago for the quiet suburbs of Wisconsin, he expects boredom, not heartbreak. But then he meets Mike Jameson-star of the volleyball team, everybody's golden boy, and very much in the closet.
   What starts as casual friendship soon spirals into stolen glances, secret notes, and nights that feel too big for their small town. For the first time, Leo feels seen. For the first time, Mike feels free. But freedom comes with a price.
    As Mike wrestles with suffocating expectations, the weight of his secret becomes unbearable. On Christmas Day, Leo's world shatters when the boy who made him believe in love chooses silence forever.
​​​​​​​   Told through Leo's sharp, aching voice, Sinking in the Deep End is a story about first love, the weight of hidden truths, and the devastation of losing someone you never got the chance to love out loud

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