Prisoner 88 by Leah Pileggi
What if you were ten years old and thrown into prison with hardened criminals? That's just what happens to Jake Oliver Evans. Inspired by a true account of a prisoner in the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary in 1885, Jake's story is as affecting as it is shocking. Convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years, Jake is taken under the wing of a young guard and the kindly warden, as well as a few fellow prisoners. He is taught to read and given a job tending hogs at a nearby farm. In prison, Jake finds a home he has never had in a place most people are desperate to leave. But when he has to make a choice about right and wrong during an explosive escape attempt, Jake jeopardizes his friendships and his security. Debut novelist Leah Pileggi introduces a strong yet vulnerable character in an exciting and harrowing story of a child growing up on his own in America's Old West.
LEAH PILEGGI has published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Chautauquan Daily. Her first novel, Prisoner 88 (Charlesbridge), will be published in August of 2013. Prisoner 88 is a middle-grade historical novel set in 1885 that was inspired by the incarceration of a real ten-year-old boy in the Idaho Penitentiary. This is Leah's first book of nonfiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781580895606 |
| ISBN 10 | 1580895603 |
| Title | Prisoner 88 |
| Author | Leah Pileggi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Year published | 2013-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Golden Sower Award (Young Adult) 2016, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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