All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor
Eleven year old Perry Cook was born and raised in a correctional facility, where he was fostered by the warden and raised by his mom - an inmate. When Perry is moved to the outside world, he feels trapped, and is desperate to be reunited with his mom.
I was instantly drawn to this book from that description alone. It raised so many questions! Why was his mom in prison? Why was he allowed to stay with her? How could someone who was literally raised by criminals be called "honorable"?
What I love about this book is that every character has flaws; painful, frustrating, heartbreaking flaws. Each of the characters felt so real to me. I laughed and cried along with them in Perry's journey to discovering who his mother really is, and what really makes a person honorable.
The author shared a statistic at the end of the book that one in every 28 kids in the United States has a parent in jail. We need to not only tolerate, but be accepting, and let them openly talk about and love their parents, despite their poor choices.
I highly recommend this book to intermediate readers as well as adults. This book can be found in the intermediate section of the library.
What I love about this book is that every character has flaws; painful, frustrating, heartbreaking flaws. Each of the characters felt so real to me. I laughed and cried along with them in Perry's journey to discovering who his mother really is, and what really makes a person honorable.
The author shared a statistic at the end of the book that one in every 28 kids in the United States has a parent in jail. We need to not only tolerate, but be accepting, and let them openly talk about and love their parents, despite their poor choices.
I highly recommend this book to intermediate readers as well as adults. This book can be found in the intermediate section of the library.
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