Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Cruelty to Animals
When Uncle Spade, an unemployed drifter, saves twelve-year-old Wyatt Reaves from his neglectful parents, Wyatt thinks he's found a real home. But all Spade sees in Wyatt is a potential meal ticket: a taller-than-average kid with a mean punch who could become a bare-fist fighting champion with the proper training. By the time Wyatt is fourteen, he can win any fight-but that doesn't mean he enjoys it. How can he break away from his uncle when Spade is the only family who's ever really cared for him?
Topics Fistfights. Dysfunctional families. Favorite relatives. Escapes. Names. Senility. Fishing. Killing. Anger. Life as a drifter. Friendship. Cruelty. Salesmen. Girlfriends. Nightmares. Parties. Fairs. Pig-catching. Training. Illness. Gambling. Drinking. Strippers. Tattoos. Loneliness. Schools. Denial. Challengers. Domestic abuse. Car trouble. Funerals. Drug deals. Self-examination. Parenting. House fires. Coming home. Investments. Identity.
SRC Level 4.700000
SRC Points 12.000000
Lexile 770L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2009-04-20
JLG Release Date May 2009
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.
