Prisoner 88 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580895606)

What if you were ten years old and thrown into prison with hardened criminals? That's just what happens to Jake Oliver Evans. Inspired by a true account of a prisoner in the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary in 1885, Jake's story is as affecting as it is shocking.

Convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years, Jake is taken under the wing of a young guard and the kindly warden, as well as a few fellow prisoners. He is taught to read and given a job tending hogs at a nearby farm. In prison, Jake finds a home he has never had in a place most people are desperate to leave. But when he has to make a choice about right and wrong during an explosive escape attempt, Jake jeopardizes his friendships and his security.

Debut novelist Leah Pileggi introduces a strong yet vulnerable character in an exciting and harrowing story of a child growing up on his own in America's Old West.

Author: Leah Pileggi
ISBN-10: 1580895603
ISBN-13: 9781580895606
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2013
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.76w x 0.69d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 159661 / Prisoner 88

Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2013 pg. 51
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 527
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2013
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 108
Booklist 10/15/2013 pg. 62
School Library Journal 11/01/2013 pg. 103
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 08/01/2013