Bibliograph

All rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor

Type

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All rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

resource.interestAgeLevel

008-012

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

All rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

949728169

Responsibility statement

Leslie Connor

Summary

From Leslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch, comes a soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful story, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me. Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Coed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth-and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home.When Perry moves to the "outside" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from ... but can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means?

Target audience

juvenile

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