Lockdown
$38.59
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 February 2012
Summary
Lockdown: Finding Hope Behind Bars
Lockdown is the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a “progress center.” Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system.
Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about finding a way to make it without getting lost in the shuffle. Told with compassion and truth, Lockdown is als…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780061214820 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0061214825 |
| Author: | Walter Dean Myers |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Amistad Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 181mm x 127mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right.
“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) “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)
About The Author
Walter Dean Myers
Michael L. Printz Award winner and Margaret A. Edwards Award recipient Walter Dean Myers is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. He is the author of Handbook for Boys; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam; Monster; Bad Boy: A Memoir; and the Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his family.
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