The Hit

A new drug has the whole town buzzing. Called the Hit, it promises one incredible week of the most intense high anyone has known, but the cost is steep. Adam, who feels his life has fallen apart after his girlfriend lost interest in him and his brother disappeared, is drawn to the idea. With so little left to lose, why not try it? He may be wrong about how much is at stake.

The task of pulling him back falls to Lizzie, the girl who has moved on from him. The novel is written for teenage readers by Melvin Burgess, who earlier wrote Junk, another story about young people and drugs.