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When Dad Killed Mom

When Dad Killed Mom Paperback - 2003

by Julius Lester

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In a heartbreaking story about domestic violence, two teenagers must deal with what happens when their father kills their mother.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title When Dad Killed Mom
  • Author Julius Lester
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Orlando, FL
  • Date 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0152046984I5N00
  • ISBN 9780152046989 / 0152046984
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.6 in (20.07 x 12.45 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 780
  • Themes
    • Topical: Death/Dying
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Family problems
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00012033
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Jenna and Jeremy knew their parents' marriage was in trouble. But no one could have predicted what would come next. Now with Mom dead and Dad in jail, Jenna and Jeremy must re-create a family of their own. But each guards a secret that could send their fragile new lives into a tailspin.
Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester paints a dramatic portrait of a family forced to confront the unimaginable.
Reader's guide included.

Media reviews

"Unerring authenticity. . . . [The book] is spot on."--Chicago Tribune

"Gripping."--VOYA

"A compelling story suffused with raw and honest emotion."--Kirkus Reviews

Citations

  • Kliatt, 07/01/2003, Page 24