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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN-100689864795

ISBN-139780689864797

eBay Product ID (ePID)30252456

Product Key Features

Book TitleJude

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLaw & Crime, Family / Parents, General, Politics & Government, Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse

Publication Year2004

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorKate Morgenroth

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight15.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2003-020475

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsErika Holzerauthor of Eye for an EyeDark, dangerous, angry, explosive -- and ultimately triumphant -- Jude's gripping suspense and page-turning plot will grab adults every bit as much as young readers. Kate Morgenroth, masterful storyteller and elegant stylist, has a perfect ear for dialogue, an uncanny grasp of psychology that lets us see into the soul of her characters, and an uncompromising sense of injustice that she fuses into her unforgettable young hero., Erika Holzerauthor ofEye for an EyeDark, dangerous, angry, explosive -- and ultimately triumphant -- Jude's gripping suspense and page-turning plot will grab adults every bit as much as young readers. Kate Morgenroth, masterful storyteller and elegant stylist, has a perfect ear for dialogue, an uncanny grasp of psychology that lets us see into the soul of her characters, and an uncompromising sense of injustice that she fuses into her unforgettable young hero.

Dewey DecimalFic

Synopsis"Listen, you're young. We don't send kids to jail. If you had something to do with this, it's better to tell us. Then we can help you. Maybe it was a friend of yours come to take care of things for you. You've got a nasty bruise there, and your neighbors told us that you tend to get a lot of bruises. We take those things into account, you know. We understand about things like that.""You don't understand anything," Jude said.After Jude watches his drug-dealer father get gunned down at the kitchen table, he's taken from their dangerous neighborhood to a comfortable home, an elite private school, and a mother he doesn't remember. Only fifteen, Jude is under suspicion for his father's murder, but to save his own life, he can't tell the police what he knows.To make things worse, Jude's mother is the district attorney. She can protect him from the police -- but when Jude's classmate overdoses on heroin, Jude is implicated, and his mother decides to prosecute. Jude is determined to clear his name, though he doesn't know that mysteries from his past have yet to be revealed -- secrets that will forever alter the course of his life.Jude's gripping story is at once moving and horrifying as it traces a young man's quest for acceptance and his incredible capacity for hope and resilience. Kate Morgenroth, whose adult novels have been called "nearly impossible to put down" byTime Out New Yorkand "compulsively readable" byEntertainment Weekly,here shows more of her considerable talent.

LC Classification Number2003020475