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When Dad Killed Mom
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When Dad Killed Mom Paperback - 2003

by Julius Lester

In a heartbreaking story about domestic violence, two teenagers must deal with what happens when their father kills their mother.


Summary

Jenna and Jeremy knew their parents' marriage was in trouble. But no one could have predicted what would come next. Now with Mom dead and Dad in jail, Jenna and Jeremy must re-create a family of their own. But each guards a secret that could send their fragile new lives into a tailspin.
Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester paints a dramatic portrait of a family forced to confront the unimaginable.
Reader's guide included.

Details

  • Title When Dad Killed Mom
  • Author Julius Lester
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, Orlando, FL
  • Date 2003-06-01
  • ISBN 9780152046989 / 0152046984
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.6 in (20.07 x 12.45 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 780
  • Themes
    • Topical: Death/Dying
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Family problems
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00012033
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"Unerring authenticity. . . . [The book] is spot on."--Chicago Tribune

"Gripping."--VOYA

"A compelling story suffused with raw and honest emotion."--Kirkus Reviews

Citations

  • Kliatt, 07/01/2003, Page 24
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