The Perfect Answer

Download or read book The Perfect Answer written by Andrew Brezak and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher John Cintrano has been home schooling Derrick each week since Derrick was thrown out of school. John feels unable to help the confused student, as Derrick officially drops out to join the marines. Reaching into his tragic past, John searches for strength to battle cancer. He turns to his brothers and even to Julia, an English teacher, but soon realizes the only way he will find peace is to find life's true meaning on his own terms. After joining the marines, Derrick is immediately given the harsh reality that Iraq should not have been the place to run from his torment. Derrick hears a voice from his past. The real life lessons he learned from John begin to help him survive. John and Derrick will both learn that The Perfect Answer and the strength to become American heroes may have been inside the classroom the entire time.