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are sexually abused by their Little League coach. The "mysterious skin" refers to the way trauma becomes a permanent part of their identities—an invisible scar that they carry into adulthood. Two Divergent Paths Decades after its publication, the continues to find

The book’s power lies in how differently its protagonists process the same horrific experience: Neil’s arc is perhaps the more challenging to read

The narrative follows the boys over the next decade as they develop separate, extreme coping mechanisms: Brian Lackey (The Forgotten Trauma):