Death of Jayson Porter

Jaime Adoff (Author)
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4408
Product Type: Paperback Books
Age Groups: Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18

Sixteen-year-old Jayson Porter wants to believe things will get better. But the harsh realities of his life never seem to change. Living in the inland-Florida projects with his abusive mother, he tries unsuccessfully to fit in at his predominately white school, while struggling to maintain even a thread of a relationship with his drug-addicted father. As the pressure mounts, theres only one thing Jayson feels he has control over - the choice of whether to live or die.

In this powerful, gripping novel, Coretta Scott King Awardwinning author Jaime Adoff explores the harsh reality of a teenagers life, giving hope even in the bleakest of hours.

Sixteen-year-old Jayson Porter wants to believe things will get better. But the harsh realities of his life never seem to change. Living in the inland-Florida projects with his abusive mother, he tries unsuccessfully to fit in at his predominately white school, while struggling to maintain even a thread of a relationship with his drug-addicted father. As the pressure mounts, theres only one thing Jayson feels he has control over - the choice of whether to live or die.

In this powerful, gripping novel, Coretta Scott King Awardwinning author Jaime Adoff explores the harsh reality of a teenagers life, giving hope even in the bleakest of hours.

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SKU 4408
ISBN 9781423106920
Language English
Product Type Paperback Books
Primary Contributor Jaime Adoff
Age Groups Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group