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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
2.5 The premise is totally ridiculous & the ending too perfect; however, the intended audience will likely be oblivious to the ridiculousness & appreciate the Hollywood-style ending.
I really loved this book. It offers a totally different perspective on a lot of different levels. Great discussion book!
I LOVED it because of all of the detail and the end was so heartwarming.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Heartfelt and sweet, but: WHY was VanLeet so horrendously, maliciously oblivious; WHY did it take so damn long for Zoey's mom to stand up to him; WHERE was the resolution with Perry's dad (not to mention, HOW in the heck did Perry never wonder about his dad); WHY were so many of the rezzes' backstories ridiculously implausible; and HOW did the title relate to the story at all?
I loved this book! The themes of the well meaning foster parent hit home. Know too many of those...the characters were fantastic. This was a great read.
3.5 good to show correctional center and a
Parent living inside of it, but Perry was a kid lawyer trying to get his mom out of prison. Didn’t seem realistic. Parent and others had grey, but mostly
Circumstantial crimes they did or didn’t commit.
Parent living inside of it, but Perry was a kid lawyer trying to get his mom out of prison. Didn’t seem realistic. Parent and others had grey, but mostly
Circumstantial crimes they did or didn’t commit.
This is the kind of book that makes me wonder where the author got her ideas. Perry is growing up in a prison; his mom is in for manslaughter. The warden is essential his foster parent, but she’s set up a room for him at the prison. He is surrounded by people who care about him. However, the DA finds out about his situation and removes him (and he lives with the DA, who is also the stepfather of his best friend).
For a school project, Perry has to write about what brought him to the area. He decides to write the stories of the prisoners. These are powerful, as you discover more about some of the people he grew up with. Small mistakes can have big consequences.
I don’t want to give away more, but I was in tears during the ending pages of this story. I wonder if it has the same effect on its intended audience.
For a school project, Perry has to write about what brought him to the area. He decides to write the stories of the prisoners. These are powerful, as you discover more about some of the people he grew up with. Small mistakes can have big consequences.
I don’t want to give away more, but I was in tears during the ending pages of this story. I wonder if it has the same effect on its intended audience.
Really interesting story! Perry T. Cook lives at the Blue River Correctional facility, not as an inmate, but as the son of a resident. He is 12-years-old and has never known a home outside of Blue River -- that is until the district attorney learns of Perry's situation and snatches him out of the care of his mother and into an unfamiliar family. How will this go for Perry? Will he be reunited with his mom? Will he ever learn the truth behind her incarceration?
Middle schoolers and even 4th and 5th graders will love following Perry's story. His courage, persistence, and politeness are great lessons for everyone to learn.
Middle schoolers and even 4th and 5th graders will love following Perry's story. His courage, persistence, and politeness are great lessons for everyone to learn.