All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

Notify me when the book’s added

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?

This book is currently unavailable

275 printed pages

Publication year: 2016

Impressions

Diana Catshared an impression7 years ago
🔮Hidden Depths
💡Learnt A Lot
🎯Worthwhile
🐼Fluffy
💧Soppy
- Like
- Comment
- Share
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Copy link
- Report this

Quotes

Diana Cathas quoted7 years ago
“You told me the story that would be better for me on that day. Friends should do that for friends.”
- 1 like
- 2 comments
- Like
- Comment
- Share
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Copy link
- Report this
Diana Cathas quoted7 years ago
Innocence raises us all up.
- Like
- Comment
- Share
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Copy link
- Report this
Diana Cathas quoted7 years ago
“I know my mom’s story now. It’s about a young driver, a hailstorm, an infamously dangerous intersection, and a big mistake. Also, a confession . . . and a death.” I say the last words quietly. “That’s a list of true things. And after all those things happened, my mom was alone and scared and had nobody to fight for her.”
I look at each one of the parole board members. Then I say, “But now she has me.”
- Like
- Comment
- Share
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Copy link
- Report this

On the bookshelves

HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
- 17.9K
- 272
Unfollow