Suspense. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:A 2018 William C. Morris Award Finalist
Killing isn't supposed to be easy. But it is. It's the after that's hard to deal with.
Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone; he was eleven when he earned his red laces—a prize for spilling blood for "the cause." And he was fourteen when he murdered his father (and the leader of The Fort, a notorious white supremacist compound) in self-defense, landing in a treatment center while the state searched for his next of kin. Now, in the custody of an uncle he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with him, Nate just wants to disappear.
Enrolled in a new school under a false name, so no one from The Fort can find him, he struggles to forge a new life, trying to learn how to navigate a world where people of different races interact without enmity. But he can't stop awful thoughts from popping into his head, or help the way he shivers with a desire to commit violence. He wants to be different—he just doesn't know where to start.
Then he meets Brandon, a person The Fort conditioned Nate to despise on sight. But Brandon's also the first person to treat him like a human instead of a monster. Brandon could never understand Nate's dark past, so Nate keeps quiet. And it works for a while. But all too soon, Nate's worlds crash together, and he must decide between his own survival and standing for what's right, even if it isn't easy. Even if society will never be able to forgive him for his sins.
Like a teen American History X, S.F. Henson's Devils Within is gut-wrenching, thought-provoking, no-holds-barred look at the plague of white supremacy in contemporary American culture that may have you examining your own soul.

Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone; he was eleven when he earned his red laces-a prize for spilling blood for "the cause." And he was fourteen when he murdered his father (and the leader of The Fort, a notorious white supremacist compound) in self-defense, landing in a treatment center while the state searched for his next of kin. Now, in the custody of an uncle he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with him, enrolled in school under a false name so The Fort can't find him, Nate struggles to navigate a world where people of different races interact without enmity.

Raised in a white supremacist compound where he was honored for his acts of violence before killing his own father, 14-year-old Nate is placed in the custody of his uncle and starts over with a new identity before forging an unexpected bond with a kind boy he was taught to hate.

After growing up in a notorious white supremacist compound, Nate tries to forge a new life under an assumed name, but when his two worlds collide he must decide between doing what's right and surviving.

A teenage boy with a background in white supremacy and extreme violence gets a new start at a new school under a false name and struggles to forge a new life while trying to learn how to navigate a world where people of different races interact.

Nate was raised to be violent against people of other races. At the age of fourteen, in self-defense, he kills his father, the leader of a white supremacist compound known as The Fort. Now he lives under an alias with an uncle who wants nothing to do with him, trying his best to fit into a world with different races live side-by-side without hostility. Befriended by a boy he was raised to hate, Nate finds himself facing difficult decisions about the kind of person he wants to be.

The story of a teen raised in a Neo-Nazi cult who is struggling to reform his life in a hostile society.

Publisher Annotation: Like a teen American History X, S.F. Henson's Devils Within is gut-wrenching, thought-provoking, no-holds-barred look at the plague of white supremacy in contemporary American culture that may have you examining your own soul.

Nate was raised to be violent against people of other races. At the age of fourteen, in self-defense, he kills his father, the leader of a white supremacist compound known as The Fort. Now he lives under an alias with an uncle who wants nothing to do with him, trying his best to fit into a world with different races live side-by-side without hostility. Befriended by a boy he was raised to hate, Nate finds himself facing difficult decisions about the kind of person he wants to be. A teenage boy with a background in white supremacy and extreme violence gets a new start at a new school under a false name and struggles to forge a new life while trying to learn how to navigate a world where people of different races interact.

The story of a teen raised in a Neo-Nazi cult who is struggling to reform his life in a hostile society. Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone; he was eleven when he earned his red laces--a prize for spilling blood for "the cause." And he was fourteen when he murdered his father (and the leader of The Fort, a notorious white supremacist compound) in self-defense, landing in a treatment center while the state searched for his next of kin. Now, in custody of an uncle he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with him, Nate just wants to disappear. Enrolled in a new school under a false name, so no one from The Fort can find him, he struggles to forge a new life, trying to learn how to navigate a world where people of different races interact without enmity...Then he meets Brandon, a person The Fort conditioned Nate to despise on sight. But Brandon's also the first person to treat him like a human instead of a monster. Brandon could never understand Nate's dark past, so Nate keeps quiet. And it works for a while. But all too soon, Nate's worlds crash together, and he must decide between his own survival and standing for what's right, even if it isn't easy. (Book jacket)

Killing isn't supposed to be easy. But it is. It's the after that's hard to deal with. Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone; he was eleven when he earned his red laces-a prize for spilling blood for "the cause." And he was fourteen when he murdered his father (and the leader of The Fort, a notorious white supremacist compound) in self-defense, landing in a treatment center while the state searched for his next of kin. Now, in the custody of an uncle he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with him, Nate just wants to disappear.

Nate was raised in The Fort, a white supremacist compound where his father is the leader, and was eight the first time he stabbed someone, eleven when he earned his red laces -- a prize for spilling blood for "the cause." After murdering his father in self-defense at fourteen, he's in the custody of an uncle he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with him. Enrolled in school under a false name so The Fort can't find him, Nate struggles to navigate a world where people of different races interact without enmity.