{"product_id":"lockdown-9780061214820","title":"Lockdown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLockdown\u003c\/em\u003e is the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a \"progress center.\" Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about finding a way to make it without getting lost in the shuffle. Told with compassion and truth, \u003cem\u003eLockdown \u003c\/em\u003eis also a compelling first-person read that \"could resonate with teens on a dangerous path.\"*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody could get in, either.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems as if the only progress that's going on at Progress juvenile facility is moving from juvy jail to real jail. Reese wants out early, but is he supposed to just sit back and let his friend Toon get jumped? Then Reese gets a second chance when he's picked for the work program at a senior citizens' home. He doesn't mean to keep messing up, but it's not so easy, at Progress or in life. One of the residents, Mr. Hooft, gives him a particularly hard time. If he can convince Mr. Hooft that he's a decent person, not a criminal, maybe he'll be able to convince himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Dean Myers was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, Printz Award winner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery Honor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Maria Russo, writing in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, called Myers \"one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children's books well before the cause got mainstream attention.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Kirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-245088\"\u003eWalter Dean Myers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061214820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061214825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058080\"\u003eSocial Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058270\"\u003eSocial Themes | Violence\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF046120\"\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Places | United States | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amistad Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44528121708781,"sku":"9780061214820","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_beb16cfc-05f9-4155-a28c-b86fd0b0840e.jpg?v=1701384324","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/lockdown-9780061214820","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}