Overview
Lockdown is the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a ""progress center."" Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system. Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about finding a way to make it without getting lost in the shuffle. Told with compassion and truth, Lockdown is also a compelling first-person read that ""could resonate with teens on a dangerous path.""* When I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody could get in, either. It seems as if the only progress that's going on at Progress juvenile facility is moving from juvy jail to real jail. Reese wants out early, but is he supposed to just sit back and let his friend Toon get jumped? Then Reese gets a second chance when he's picked for the work program at a senior citizens' home. He doesn't mean to keep messing up, but it's not so easy, at Progress or in life. One of the residents, Mr. Hooft, gives him a particularly hard time. If he can convince Mr. Hooft that he's a decent person, not a criminal, maybe he'll be able to convince himself. Walter Dean Myers was a New York Times bestselling author, Printz Award winner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery Honor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Maria Russo, writing in the New York Times, called Myers ""one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children's books well before the cause got mainstream attention."" *Kirkus
Full Product Details
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 18.10cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9780061214813
ISBN 10: 0061214817
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 February 2010
Recommended Age: From 13 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids clich?. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
Masterful. --Kirkus Reviews Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids clich?. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) Masterful. --Kirkus Reviews Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliche. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
Author Information
Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
