Two years after the shooting death of thirteen-year-old Mann's little brother, Mann's father, who believes his son died because he made him too "soft," takes Mann and his friend camping and abandons them in an attempt to make them tough.
year: 2005, 2007, 2006, 2018
call number/section: 1000
subjects: identity (philosophical concept), juvenile fiction, coming of age, problem families, african americans, identity, fiction, family problems, violence, individuality, dysfunctional families, bildungsromans
Editions
Flake, Sharon
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children (2005)
A teenage boy must face the harsh realities of inner city life, a disintegrating family, and destructive temptations as he struggles to find his identity as a young man.
Schools: 39
Flake, Sharon
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks for Children (2007)
Two years after the shooting death of thirteen-year-old Mann's little brother, Mann's father, who believes his son died because he made him too "soft," takes Mann and his friend camping and abandons them in an attempt to make them tough.
Schools: 6
Flake, Sharon
Listening Library (2006)
Thirteen-year-old Mann, weighed down by the death of his little brother, an innocent victim in a shooting, is heading down the road to self-destruction until his father intervenes.
Schools: 2
Flake, Sharon
Disney/Jump at the Sun (2018)
Two years after the shooting death of thirteen-year-old Mann's little brother, Mann's father, who believes his son died because he made him too "soft," takes Mann and his friend camping and abandons them in an attempt to make them tough.
Schools: 6