All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

A Junior Library Guild Selection and Kids' Indie Next List Pick. From the award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch comes a soaring and heartfelt story about a young boy who has been raised in a prison where his mom is an inmate. n nA soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up.n nAll Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful middle grade novel, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me, from Leslie Connor, the award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch.n nFrom comes 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.n nWhen 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?n nJunior Library Guild Selection * Kids' Indie Next List Pickn