Off-Label (Paperback)

At just five feet tall, Donovan Marsden is having a rough-go at life. As sweet, little boys sometimes are, Donovan is horrendously bullied in high school, and he has virtually no social existence.Doctor Alec Wilde diagnoses Donovan with idiopathic short stature, and places him on a drug that is used for another indication. Donovan also befriends his physical education teacher, Jermaine Barrison, who begins instructing his pupil on weight training and self-defense.Donovan's life takes a drastic turn for the better. He moves to the top of the social totem pole at school, acquires popular new friends, and falls in love with a precious girl.Just when Donovan thinks that his lot couldn't improve, his mental faculties begin to decline. The psychological downfall culminates in a horrific sequence of revenge.