Re: [LM_NET] SEC Book Review: Juvie Three by Gordon Korman

[Sonja Schulz <sschulz@NACOGDOCHES.K12.TX.US>]

I loved this book.  Many of my middle school kids are in a similar
situation.  Having a husband that is a juvenile probation officer gives
me a bit of insight from the flip side, too.  It's a great book IMHO.
:)

Sonja Schulz
Librarian
Mike Moses Middle School
Nacogdoches, TX
sschulz@nacogdoches.k12.tx.us

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Subject: SEC Book Review: Juvie Three by Gordon Korman

Meet three teens who have different stories to tell. Gecko has been
trained since he was little to hotwire and be the getaway man. Arjay
punched one guy a little too hard and that guy died. Terence comes from
the big bad city of Chicago and was part of a big bad gang. All three
are in juvenile detention and/or adult prison and are serving their
time, hoping their time will come to its end soon.
And it does, in the form of Douglas Healy, who has written a grant to
create a halfway house to reform juvenile delinquents.
And then one night...
Gordon Korman has written a range of books for YA. And while some find
their shelves in the junior high, others make it to the high school.
Interest level is key, and Korman finds them in a world of actuality for
teens. This isn't a dark book, but one about redemption, both for the
situation the boys find themselves in as well as their with their
personal demons. 
For the full review and more, you can visit my blog. 
www.naomibates.blogspot.com
I'm really curious about what others think about this book.  



Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library

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