PRAYING FOR RAIN by Robert Lewis Vaughan

Marc, a high-school jock suddenly stripped of his identity after a near crippling motorcycle accident, has been adrift since the crash. His spiraling journey into self-destruction leads him into a lengthy detention with Miss K., a generous but firmly principled teacher. Although Miss K. is able to make inroads with Marc, he continues his downward descent. Despite his resistance, his old friends exert a powerful pull on him, yielding in the end staggeringly tragic results.