The Juvie Three (repackage)
The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman is a revised edition published by Hyperion Books for Children on July 3, 2017. This juvenile fiction work follows the lives of three boys—Gecko Fosse, Terence Florian, and Arjay Moran—who are serving time in juvenile detention centers. They are given a second chance at life when they enter an experimental halfway house run by Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent. However, their journey takes a turn when an accident leaves Healy unconscious, leading the boys to concoct a plan to maintain their new lives without him.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of adolescence and coming of age, intertwined with humor and social issues. As the boys navigate their fears of returning to juvenile detention, they face the challenges of their pasts and the complexities of their present circumstances. With a page count of 256, this edition presents a story that delves into the lives of young individuals grappling with the consequences of their actions and the quest for redemption.
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Gecko Fosse drove the getaway car.Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago.Arjay Moran killed someone.
All three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance. Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent himself, is running an experimental halfway house in New York City, where he wants to make a difference in the lives of kids like Gecko, Terence, and Arjay.
Things are going well until one night Healy is accidentally knocked unconscious while trying to break up a scuffle among the boys. Terrified of the consequences, they drop him off at a hospital and run away. When Healy wakes up, he has no memory of them or the halfway house. Afraid of being sent back to Juvie, the guys hatch a crazy scheme to continue on as if the group leader never left.
But if the boys are discovered, their second chance will be their last. . . .
An ALSCA Notable Book, 2009
* “[T]hese kids are living minute to minute, where one false step may haunt them forever. . . . [B]e prepared for high demand.”
–Booklist, starred review
“This novel is signature Korman.”
–School Library Journal
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