<p> It's the summer before senior year, and Marcus <i>should</i> be hanging out, filling his sketchbook, maybe asking a girl out for once. So why is he in a car with his brother, his brother's girl, and the pistol, headed straight toward his dad? </p> <p> David Hernandez writes with striking lyricism and unfaltering poise. <i>Suckerpunch</i> marks the debut of a superb and important new literary talent. </p>