Search for Safety
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780545395489
Pages
128 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ben McKee, a new student at Bluford High School, tries to hide the bruises covering his body from his teachers and his new friends.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL650L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Step parent; Kinship care; Family violence; step father; nephew living with aunt; physical abuse; emotional abuse; abused child; abused mother; abusive step father
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
mother and step father
Awards
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2013
Keywords
high school; urban youth; part-time job; robbery; crime; police; escaping abuse
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Langan, John, "Search for Safety" (2012). Diverse Families. 452.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/452