Description
Sam has the rules of slackerhood down: Don't be late to class. Don't ever look the teacher in the eye. Develop your blank stare. Since his mom left, he has become an expert in the art of slacking, especially since no one at his new school gets his intense passion for the music of the Pacific Northwest--Nirvana, Hole, Sleater-Kinney. Then his English teacher begins a slam poetry unit and Sam gets paired up with the daunting, scarred, clearly-a-gang-member Luis, who happens to sit next to him in every one of his classes. Slacking is no longer an option--Luis will destroy him. Told in Sam's raw voice and interspersed with vivid poems, Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott is a stunning debut novel about differences, friendship, loss, and the power of words.
Author: Patrick Flores-Scott
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 08/26/2014
Pages: 293
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781250053985
ISBN10: 1250053986
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Parents
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
About the Author
Patrick Flores-Scott currently teaches struggling elementary readers and math students. He's written for theatre and the slam poetry stage. Jumped In is his first novel. He lives Seattle with his wife and two young boys.