All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

A soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful middle grade novel, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me, from Leslie Connor, the award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch. From comes Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth--and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home. When Perry moves to the "outside" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from . . . but can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means? Junior Library Guild Selection * Kids'' Indie Next List Pick

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Leslie Connor, Connor Leslie
• Edition: Tegen, Katherine
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 8 à 12 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780062333476
• ISBN: 978-0-06-233347-6
• Pages: 416
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 21 mm
• Catégories: Livres pour enfants et adolescents; JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, JUVENILE FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Alternative Family, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Activism / activists