Silent Room — Walter Sorrells

Oz never imagined things could get this bad. His dad just died, and now his mom is married to a brutal, controlling man -- and Oz is afraid. But nothing can prepare him for getting framed for drug possession. Or being abducted while his mom looks on, doing nothing. Suddenly Oz finds himself at Briarwood School -- a prison, really, hidden deep in a Georgia swamp. Then Oz's nightmare truly begins. Cut off from the rest of the world, subjected to vicious punishments with no hope of escape, Oz uncovers the dark truth: his stepfather is behind it all. But why? If Oz doesn't figure out a way to get out, and fast, he -- and his mom -- could end up dead.