| ISBN |
9780763694746 (hardback) |
| Name |
Jacobson, Jennifer, 1958- author. |
| Title |
The dollar kids / Jennifer Richard Jacobson ; illustrated by Ryan Andrews. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Published |
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Description |
403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Notes |
Contains illustrations in graphic novel format. |
| Summary |
Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover, a budding comic-book artist, is still reeling from the shooting death of his friend Abe when he stumbles across an article about a former mill town giving away homes for just one dollar. It not only seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city, but an opportunity for his mum to run her very own business. Fortunately, his family is willing to give it a try. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in horrible shape and the locals are less than welcoming. Will they find they've traded one set of problems for another? |
| Target audience note |
10+ years old. |
| Subjects |
Dwellings -- Juvenile fiction |
| Poverty -- Juvenile fiction |
| Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Communities -- Juvenile fiction |
| Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
| Grief -- Juvenile fiction |
| Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction |
| Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Other Names |
Andrews, Ryan illustrator. |
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