{"product_id":"all-rise-for-the-honorable-perry-t-cook-9780062333469","title":"All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook","description":"\u003cp\u003eJunior Library Guild Selection * Kids' Indie Next List Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Leslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch, comes a soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful story, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth--and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Perry moves to the \"outside\" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from . . . but can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Unique Found Family: \u003c\/b\u003e Perry's home is a correctional facility, and his family includes the kind, funny, and sometimes lost residents of Blue River who have watched him grow up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unbreakable Mother-Son Bond: \u003c\/b\u003e When a new district attorney separates Perry from his incarcerated mother, he'll do anything to find his way back to her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe True Meaning of Home: \u003c\/b\u003e A heartfelt and thought-provoking story that challenges readers to ask what makes a family and where we truly belong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Fight for Justice: \u003c\/b\u003e To reunite his family, eleven-year-old Perry must investigate his mother's past crime and prove to the world that love is more powerful than any prison wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnor, Leslie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeslie Connor\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several award-winning books for children, including two ALA Schneider Family Book Award winners, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Normal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle\u003c\/em\u003e, which was also selected as a National Book Award finalist. Her other books include \u003cem\u003eAll Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrunch\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Things You Kiss Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in the Connecticut woods with her family and three rescue dogs. You can visit her online at www.leslieconnor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158529175826,"sku":"9780062333469","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_342462cb-7eab-4ce2-89bb-a21231ab283b.jpg?v=1774964551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-rise-for-the-honorable-perry-t-cook-9780062333469","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}