Joseph

English

ISBN: 1416917527

EAN: 9781416917526

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / Family / General/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Homelessness & Poverty/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: McElderry Books, Margaret K.

Release Date: 10/31/2008

Age Range: 12-UP

Synopsis: For Joseph Flood, life is tough. Tough because of Mamas addiction to drugs and alcohol. Tough because Daddy is away with the army fighting in Iraq. Tough because it looks like theres no way out once youre living in a homeless shelter in a North Carolina ghetto neighborhood. And tough because Joseph is enrolled in yet another new school where he doesnt know anyone and has to keep whats going on in his life a secret.Joseph struggles to keep Mama clean and to hold their broken family together while trying to make new friends and join the school tennis team. Can a boy whos only fifteen years old win his daily battle to survive?Josephis a powerful and moving story from the author of National Book Award finalistThe Legend of Buddy Bushthat looks at what it really takes for a boy to begin to become a man.

Joseph

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.7 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 9.88 oz

Pages: 176