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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
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Junior Library Guild Selection * Kids' Indie Next List Pick
From Leslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch, comes a soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful story, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me.
Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth-and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home.
When Perry moves to the "outside" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from . . . but can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means?
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What an interesting story and premise! The author asked herself, "What if a baby was born to a prison inmate? What if the mother was allowed to keep the baby and raise it there? What might happen? Who would the family be?" I was intrigued by this and bought a copy. It is a wonderful story about a boy who is so clever and thoughtful. I loved the story.
Perry has just been taken from the only home he's ever known, the Blue River Co-Ed Correctional Facility. The warden is his foster parent and his mother is an inmate. When a district attorney decides he needs to be on the outside, Perry finds himself removed from his family and his mother's parole case stalled. He does some investigating to find the stories of the inmates. A moving stories with compelling characters. Perry and his best friend Zoey are supportive and clever.
I love Leslie Connor and this book doesn't change that one bit. Perry was born in a prison and has been allowed to leave there for years until a well-meaning DA decides this is no longer appropriate. All of the characters, major and minor, have little quirks that make them stand out and Perry's journey to understanding is sweet but honest.
Readers are immediately drawn into the lively community that is Blue River Co-Ed Correctional Facility and Perry T. Cook's home for all of his 11 years. He is suddenly removed from his incarcerated mother and extended family of inmates when the district attorney learns of his unusual residential situation. The love Perry receives from Blue River shows that redemption is always possible. I was a little skeptical of a co-