All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

Junior Library Guild Selection * Kids' Indie Next List Pick

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 Co-ed 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?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 03/01/2016
ISBN: 9780062333469
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.30d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 12/01/2015 pg. 100
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2015
BookPage 03/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 03/07/2016
Shelf Awareness 03/22/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2016
Shelf Awareness 12/13/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 180473 / All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 11