Lockdown
Record details
- ISBN: 0061214817 (lib.)
- ISBN: 9780061214813 (lib.)
- ISBN: 0061214809
- ISBN: 9780061214806
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Physical Description:
247 p. ; 19 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperTeen/Amistad, 2010.
Content descriptions
Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King honor book, 2011. |
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Subject: | African Americans Fiction Old age Fiction Self-perception Fiction Friendship Fiction Conduct of life Fiction Juvenile detention homes Fiction Juvenile delinquents Fiction |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | YA MYERS W (Text) | 33126024532271 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2010 February
Gr 9 UpâMaurice (Reese) Anderson, 14, stole prescription pads to make easy money for his family. Now he's serving time in a detention center. Working at a nursing home, he meets Mr. Hooft, who tells him that he doesn't like colored people or criminals. An antagonistic relationship quickly develops between them as Mr. Hooft verbally attacks the teen each time he attempts to carry out his duties. But there is greater trouble for Reese back at Progress; his impulsive behavior has left him at odds with the lead guard and the newly arrived gang leader. Now he must control his volatile and sometimes violent behavior when he is provoked as he awaits his appearance before the parole board. His fellow detainees have a wide variety of backgrounds, each offering a thread of connection to readers. Returning to common themes of justice, free will, and consequence, Myers again explores the mind of a young man struggling to survive the streets of Harlem. This latest work, while well written, doesn't achieve the emotional resonance of Paul Volponi's similar Rikers High (Viking, 2010). The characters feel static, and the depictions of the justice system and racial tensions will be familiar to many of Myers's readers. Hooft's incarceration in the Japanese camps during World War II is a somewhat unexpected revelation, but needs more historical background. Though not the author's most powerful work, this book has an audience waiting for it and should be purchased for most collections.âChris Shoemaker, New York Public Library
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