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Walter Dean Myers is a New York Times bestselling author and a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and he has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature. His picture books include patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam , I've Seen... read more
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This novel keeps young people's attention. I used it as a class novel for Reading Showcase and read it aloud for ten minutes each day. The main character, Reese, goes through a metamorphis while in a juvenile prison. He is assigned to complete a work program with a community nursing home. A... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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- Mr. Pugh: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Hooft: The elderly man at the nursing home where Maurice works
- Mr. Cintron
- Toon: a timid little boy in lockdown too
- Mr. Wilson
- Reese: the main character...his name is Maurice
- Miss Rossetti
- Willis: Maurice's brother
- Leon
- Mr. Anderson
- Santora
- Eileen
- Kong
- Simi
- Mama: reese's mother who is a drug addict
- Freddy
- Paola
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I hope you mess this up!
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- Walter Dean Myers (Author)
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Page Count: 247
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Page Count: 247
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- Coretta Scott King Book Award (2011: Author, Honor)
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