An Inmate's Daughter
Illustrator
Herb Leonard
Publisher
Raven Publishing
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780971416192
Pages
171 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Jenna's mother forbids her to tell her friends that her dad is in prison. Prison reflects on wives and children. Keeping the fact of prison secret becomes more difficult when the newspaper runs a story about Jenna's "Good Samaritan" rescue at the McNeil Island Corrections Center. She just wants to fit in. As Jenna writes in her journal, children of prisoners are doing time too.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Incarceration; father in prison
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Native American
Family Formation
multi-generational
Awards
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, 2006, Finalist, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
prisoners' families; visiting day; visitation; helping; murder; journal
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Walker, Jan, "An Inmate's Daughter" (2006). Diverse Families. 832.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/832