The Death of Jayson Porter
New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, [2008]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 259 pages ; 22 cm
In the Florida projects, sixteen-year-old Jayson struggles with the harsh realities of his life which include an abusive mother, a drug-addicted father, and not fitting in at his predominately white school, and bring him to the brink of suicide.
Subjects:
Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Substance abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Emotional problems -- Juvenile fiction.
Suicide -- Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Substance abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
Emotional problems -- Juvenile fiction.
Suicide -- Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Target Audience: 560L
ISBN:
9781423106913