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Gr 5–8—Jake Evans is 10 years old and the newest prisoner at the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary. Sentenced to five years in jail for shooting a man in defense of his Pa, Jake faces a new life behind bars. Once he gets past the rank odor and impossible tininess of his cell, he soon discovers his newfound situation may not be as bad as the life he left behind. He gets three meals a day, apprentices to a local hog farmer, and even slowly (albeit begrudgingly) learns how to read. Things are still far from ideal; he is in pr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More