Lockdown

English

ISBN: 0061214817

EAN: 9780061214813

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 02/28/2010

Age Range: 13-null

Synopsis: When I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody could get in, either. It seems as if the only progress thats going on at Progress juvenile facility is moving from juvy jail to real jail. Reese wants out early, but is he supposed to just sit back and let his friend Toon get jumped? Then Reese gets a second chance when hes picked for the work program at a senior citizens home. He doesnt mean to keep messing up, but its not so easy, at Progress or in life. One of the residents, Mr. Hooft, gives him a particularly hard time. If he can convince Mr. Hooft that hes a decent person, not a criminal, maybe hell be able to convince himself. Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about finding a way to make it without getting lost in the shuffle.

Awards: National Book Awards – null  National Book Awards – null 

Excerpt: Unknown Property Excerpt

Lockdown

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.89 inches

Width: 5.0 inches

Length: 7.13 inches

Weight: 10.02 oz

Pages: 256