The Wild Kid
By Harry Mazer
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Simon & Schuster
ISBN
By Harry Mazer
0689807511
The Wild Kid
5
Out of stock
SKU
9780689807510J
Sammy’s pursuit of a bicycle thief leads to a dark wood. Mildly retarded, Sammy is disoriented and anxious when he stumbles on Kevin, a runaway hiding in an abandoned trailer. Despite Kevin’s initial cruelty, the two forge a friendship. Then Kevin tells Sammy to steal and lie, which Sammy knows are wrong. Sammy wants to return to his family, but Kevin is angry and possessive and won’t let him go.
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Upper Elementary/Middle (Grades 5-7)
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