A true story of transformation 'Breaking The Gaze' will have you laughing out loud. A fast paced chronicle of an American youth coming of age, as he runs from the law in an effort to be true to his moral and philosophical beliefs. Intriguing, humorous and irreverent: Bangor Daily News blared "Betts' work is well worth reading. Both Betts and (Stephen) King are on the cutting edge of a publishing revolution." Bucksport Free Press proclaimed "Readers will appreciate its energy and charm, as well as its colorful characters, who will have you laughing out loud. 'Breaking the Gaze' is guaranteed to please."

Fast paced, easy reading, you'll laugh out loud. A humorus and irreverant account that takes you across the country and back again as a young man comes of age and takes steps to protect his moral principals and beliefs as he stays one step ahead of the law. A new age Holden Caufield on the road to self realization. All based on true events, but listed as fiction, because some of the locations and order of events have been changed to make the book fun reading and to protect the innocent and the guilty too