Jumping through shadows

Part of a 2 book duology.
Jumping Through Shadows. This story characterizes Timothy Spoon's time after school, and is the sequel to Stepping Through Loops.
''Both books can also be read as stand alone additions.'' The Editor...

Plot:
Mother screamed, ''there is something wrong with his head?'' But Timothy Spoon wasn't bad, he was just angry. And for this teenager who has already been through the care system and had a stint in prison must surely mean everything's in the past now, right? Only Timothy is in a job that he hates and kicks out at authority, mother and hope in a frustrating attempt to be accepted in a world that looks down on him. But when a stranger suddenly emerges from his past, everything is about to change!!