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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Loved this book so much, could barely put it down. It's well-written and it seems to be very compassionately written. It's a very good book to introduce children and adults to the idea of prison reform.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Foster Care, Parent/Child Separation, and Abuse of Foster Care System