The Dollar Kids

When a family buys a house in a struggling town for just one dollar, they're hoping to start over -- but have they traded one set of problems for another?

Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover, a budding comic-book artist, is still reeling from the shooting death of his friend Abe when he stumbles across an article about a former mill town giving away homes for just one dollar. It not only seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city, but an opportunity for his mum to run her very own business. Fortunately, his family is willing to give it a try. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in horrible shape, and the locals are less than welcoming. Will Millville and the dollar house be the answer to the Grovers' troubles? Or will they find they've traded one set of problems for another? From the author of Small as an Elephant and Paper Things comes a heart-tugging novel about guilt and grief, family and friendship, and, above all, community.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/07/2018
ISBN: 9780763694746
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/18/2018
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018
School Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 67
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 197783 / Dollar Kids
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 12