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Author:

Adoff, Jaime.

Title:

The death of Jayson Porter / by Jaime Adoff.

Edition:

1st Disney Jump at the Sun pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Disney/Jump at the Sun Books,

Copyright Date:

2009, c2008

Description:

259 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Child abuse--Juvenile fiction.
Substance abuse--Juvenile fiction.
Emotional problems--Juvenile fiction.
Suicide--Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people--Juvenile fiction.
Child abuse--Fiction.
Substance abuse--Fiction.
Emotional problems--Fiction.
Suicide--Fiction.
Racially mixed people--Fiction.
Novels in verse.
Child abuse--Fiction.
Drug abuse--Fiction.
Emotional problems--Fiction.
Suicide--Fiction.
Racially mixed people--Fiction.
Novels in verse.

Summary:

In the Florida projects, sixteen-year-old Jayson struggles with the harsh realities of his life which include an abusive mother, a drug-addicted father, and not fitting in at his predominately white school, and bring him to the brink of suicide.

Indexed by:

Wilson's Senior High School
School Library Journal
Booklist starred

ISBN:

032974383X
9780329743833 (Follett bdg.)
142310692X
9781423106920 (pbk.)

Locations:

3HSX245 -- Denison High School (Denison)

VSSX062 -- Vinton-Shellsburg CSD (Vinton)