Breaking Out
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
1991
ISBN
9780385305037
Pages
144 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
As thirteen-year-old Jerry enters junior high school, he continues to adjust to the fact that his father is in prison for theft. Sequel to "Five Finger Discount" and "Monkey See Monkey Do."
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Incarceration; divorced parents; father in prison
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, Tenth Edition, 1993
Keywords
middle school; prison; stealing; theft; teacher; friends; TV commercial
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
DeClements, Barthe, "Breaking Out" (1991). Diverse Families. 966.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/966