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Dirt Road Home : A Novel by Watt Key (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Dirt Road Home, Paperback by Key, Watt, ISBN 031267435X, ISBN-13 9780312674359, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Fourteen-year-old Hal Mitchell will soon be free of Hellenweiler, a reformatory for second-offenders, if he can avoid the gang violence of his fellow inmates, but the real enemy may lie elsewhere.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSquare Fish
ISBN-10031267435X
ISBN-139780312674359
eBay Product ID (ePID)23038270343
Product Key Features
Book TitleDirt Road Home : a Novel
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicFamily / Parents, Action & Adventure / General, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Boys & Men, Social Themes / Violence, People & Places / United States / General
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorWatt Key
Book SeriesAlabama Moon Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight6.7 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Key nicely paces his tale, steadily building the tension. . . . There's more than enough action to keep the fidgitiest adolescent boy glued to the page here."- Mobile Press-Register "With authentic characters and a candid first-person narrative, Key's story offers a disturbing appraisal of life in a juvenile facility, and a riveting battle for justice."- Publishers Weekly "The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers."- The Horn Book "A gripping tale of a 14-year-old caught in a justice system that is not about justice at all."- Kirkus Reviews "Hal quickly learns that the boys who want to fight him aren't his real challenge-it's the guards who allow it to happen."- Birmingham Magazine ". . . Hal's efforts to contain his rage and navigate brawls keep the atmosphere tense and pacing fleet. . . . for comeuppance it doesn't get much more satisfying."- Booklist, Key nicely paces his tale, steadily building the tension. . . . There's more than enough action to keep the fidgitiest adolescent boy glued to the page here., . . . Hal's efforts to contain his rage and navigate brawls keep the atmosphere tense and pacing fleet. . . . for comeuppance it doesn't get much more satisfying., With authentic characters and a candid first-person narrative, Key's story offers a disturbing appraisal of life in a juvenile facility, and a riveting battle for justice., "Key nicely paces his tale, steadily building the tension. . . . There's more than enough action to keep the fidgitiest adolescent boy glued to the page here." -- Mobile Press-Register "With authentic characters and a candid first-person narrative, Key's story offers a disturbing appraisal of life in a juvenile facility, and a riveting battle for justice." -- Publishers Weekly "The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers." -- The Horn Book "A gripping tale of a 14-year-old caught in a justice system that is not about justice at all." -- Kirkus Reviews "Hal quickly learns that the boys who want to fight him aren't his real challenge--it's the guards who allow it to happen." -- Birmingham Magazine ". . . Hal's efforts to contain his rage and navigate brawls keep the atmosphere tense and pacing fleet. . . . for comeuppance it doesn't get much more satisfying." -- Booklist, "Key nicely paces his tale, steadily building the tension. . . . There's more than enough action to keep the fidgitiest adolescent boy glued to the page here." Mobile Press-Register "With authentic characters and a candid first-person narrative, Key's story offers a disturbing appraisal of life in a juvenile facility, and a riveting battle for justice." Publishers Weekly "The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers." The Horn Book "A gripping tale of a 14-year-old caught in a justice system that is not about justice at all." Kirkus Reviews "Hal quickly learns that the boys who want to fight him aren't his real challengeit's the guards who allow it to happen." Birmingham Magazine ". . . Hal's efforts to contain his rage and navigate brawls keep the atmosphere tense and pacing fleet. . . . for comeuppance it doesn't get much more satisfying." Booklist, Hal quickly learns that the boys who want to fight him aren't his real challenge--it's the guards who allow it to happen., "The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers." - The Horn Book, The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers., "Key nicely paces his tale, steadily building the tension. . . . There's more than enough action to keep the fidgitiest adolescent boy glued to the page here." --Mobile Press-Register "With authentic characters and a candid first-person narrative, Key's story offers a disturbing appraisal of life in a juvenile facility, and a riveting battle for justice." --Publishers Weekly "The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers." --The Horn Book "A gripping tale of a 14-year-old caught in a justice system that is not about justice at all." --Kirkus Reviews "Hal quickly learns that the boys who want to fight him aren't his real challenge--it's the guards who allow it to happen." --Birmingham Magazine ". . . Hal's efforts to contain his rage and navigate brawls keep the atmosphere tense and pacing fleet. . . . for comeuppance it doesn't get much more satisfying." --Booklist "The tension, positioning, threats, and shifting alliances among the boys are believable and will hook readers." --School Library Journal "I really liked the book Dirt Road Home. This was the most realistic book I've ever enjoyed. The characters did what I think what real people would do." --Travis, age 11, as part of the Blue Willow readers program
Grade FromFifth Grade
Series Volume Number2
Grade ToNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
SynopsisThis companion to the acclaimed novel Alabama Moon follows the story of one of the characters as he is sent to a tougher juvie facility than the one he escaped., The story of of the orphan boy Moon, begun in Watt Key's award-winning Alabama Moon , continues with Dirt Road Home After his recapture, gutsy 14-year-old Hal Mitchell is sentenced to live at Hellenweiler, an institution that is more like a jail than the boys' home it's supposed to be. Hal could walk out in just a few months if he keeps out of trouble. But in a place like Hellenweiler, the more he tries to avoid the gangs and their violence, the stronger Hal's fellow inmates try to make him fail. This title has Common Core connections. "Key does a fabulous job of keeping his readers involved in the story and vested in the characters. Even reluctant readers will most likely find this one hard to put down." -- VOYA
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