Pub Date: August 26, 2014
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0540
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to 18
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.00" L x 5.40" W ( 0.60 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Boys and Men | Family | Parents | Social Themes | Friendship
Description: In the two years since his mother left him with his grandparents in Des Moines, Washington, Sam has avoided making friends and perfected the art of being a slacker, but being paired with a frightening new student for a slam poetry unit transforms his life.
Brief description: Patrick Flores-Scott currently teaches struggling elementary readers and math students. He's written for theatre and the slam poetry stage. Jumped In is his first novel. He lives Seattle with his wife and two young boys.
Review Quotes:
"Moving." --Kirkus Reviews
"A poignant and powerful novel of friendship and courage." --School Library Journal "It is the transcending heartbreak of Sam and Luis' deepening friendship that beckons every reader to heed his or her own inner voice." --Booklist