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Key, Watt

Dirt Road Home

211 pp. | Farrar | July, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-30863-6 $16.99
(2) YA Fourteen-year-old Hal (a secondary character from Alabama Moon) is transferred to a juvenile detention center with a justifiably sinister reputation. He seeks the precarious middle ground between rival gangs and uncovers corruption in the prison's administration. Hal's narration is honest, suspenseful, and riveting. Short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make the book especially appealing for reluctant boy readers.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2010

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