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The Juvie Three
By Korman, Gordon
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
Gr 6-9 Terence, Gecko, and Arjay made serious mistakes and wound up doing time in juvenile-detention facilities. Empathetic adult Douglas Healy, a former juvenile offender himself, has secured a grant to operate an experimental halfway house in New York City designed to provide second chances to boys deemed as deserving. The teens accept his offer to become his first reformees, willing to trade their bleak incarceration for a small taste of freedom, even though the bargain entails maintaining academic excellence,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
When three boys are hand-selected for Doug Healy's alternative detention program, they aren't sure what to expect. Homework, housework...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
From its attention-grabbing setup to its madcap conclusion, The Juvie Three is a spirited, rousing read. It is also an exploration of trust—how it defines relationships and helps determine people’s futures. Healy cautiously extends his trust to Gecko, Terence, and Arjay, due to extenuating circumstances in their criminal records, but he also trusts them for more personal reasons. “To tell you the truth,” Healy tells another counselor, “they remind me of me.” Gecko, Terence, and Arjay’s increasingly precarious situ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
