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Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 Pages: 256 Publisher: Amistad When I first got to Progress. it freaked out 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 that's 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 he's picked for the work program at a senior citizens' home. He doesn't mean to keep messing up. but it's 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 he's a decent person. not a criminal. maybe he'll be able to convince himself. Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about find...
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"Masterful."--Kirkus Reviews
"Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids clich?. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)"
Masterful. --Kirkus Reviews"
Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"
"A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliche."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
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"Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids clich?. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)"
Masterful. --Kirkus Reviews"
Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"
"A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliche."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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- PublisherAmistad Pr
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0061214817
- ISBN 13 9780061214813
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages247
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