Jumped in

Description:

In the two years since his mother left him with his grandparents in Des Moines, Washington, Sam has avoided making friends and perfected the art of being a slacker, but being paired with a frightening new student for a slam poetry unit transforms his life. In the two years since his mother left him with his grandparents, Sam has avoided making friends and perfected the art of being a slacker, but being paired with a frightening new student for a slam poetry unit transforms his life.

subjects: Families,  JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational,  Juvenile fiction,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship,  Family life,  Poetry,  Interpersonal relations,  Mexican Americans,  JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents,  High schools,  Schools,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings,  Fiction,  JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men,  Children's fiction,  Interpersonal relations, fiction,  Schools, fiction,  Poetry, fiction,  Mexican americans, fiction,  Family life, fiction,  Washington (d.c.), fiction

Places: Des Moines (Wash.),  Washington (State)