Reese’s father is dead, his mother is a drug addict, and his older brother is running the streets. And he is serving his second year in Progress, a juvenile detention center. For ten days each month, Reese is allowed to leave the center to participate in a work-release program. He sweeps floors and empties trash cans at a nursing home, where he meets Mr. Hooft, an elderly man who is able to offer some insight and advice.
The latest novel by Walter Dean Myers offers hope for its protagonist, but it recognizes that there are no easy answers. If you liked Myers’s award-winning Monster, this is a good follow-up.
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