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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2010
Gr 8 Up—At age six, Jason's mentally ill father tried to bury him alive. Now 15, Jason is left alone to care for the man. They live in squalor, and the teen is in constant fear for his father's (and his own) safety. When he begins to act erratically at school, he's sent to group therapy. There he meets three other kids with screwed-up families. Though he begins to trust and love them, he keeps his fat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Fifteen-year-old Jason Papadopoulos's mother recently died; his father is mentally ill, and there's a Greek chorus of voices in Jason's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More