Fakie

Fakie by Tony Varrato

While running from his father's murderer, Danny and his mother have moved, changed names and personas so often they've lost count. This time as Alex Miller, Danny takes on the persona of a skater. With his new skateboard, and baggy pants he finds it easy to fit in and feel like he's making real friends for the first time in a long time. Alex hopes he and his mother won't have to move again, but then his worst fears come true, his mother is kidnapped. Dun, dun, dun.

The book shifts perspectives from Danny/Alex to the villian, the man Danny put behind bars that now wants payback. The transition from these two perspectives was rough and could have been handled better.