Review: Devils Within - S.F Henson

 

Review: Devils Within - S.F Henson - October 2017

Devils Within tagline read "American History X" for teens. Nate is the son of the leader of a White supremacist group known as The Fort. It is all he had known except for the few years when his mother escaped with him and began life on the run. That was until she was killed and Nate was sent to live with his father back on the fort. Nate was brought up to be a killer and to hate everyone who was not white and pure. That was until one day he snapped and had enough, and in a situation where only one could live, he killed his father. This caused Nate to be labeled a killer even though it was done in self-defense and he went to Juvie. Getting out of Juvie, Nate goes to live with his Uncle and his girlfriend Bev. Under a new surname, Nate goes to high school and slowly befriends an African-American Brandon. One thing leads to another and Nate and Brandon become the best of friends, Nate wants to tell Brandon his past, but his Uncle and others in authority advise against it. What will happen though when The Fort finds Nate and start to use his new friends and life to get to him including harming his new friend Brandon. Can Nate show his new friends and others that he is not part of "The Fort" culture? 

Find out in Devils Within by S.F Henson, a book which gets you thinking strongly about Racism and White Supremacy and what you would do if you were in the same situation as Nate.