Why I Fight

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Hardcover
Author: J. Adams Oaks
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Publish Date: April 2009
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.9
EAN: 9781416911777

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Overview

Wyatt Reaves takes the seat next to you, bloodied and soaking wet, and he is a big-fisted beast. Tell him to stretch out like an X across asphalt and you’ve got a parking space. But Wyatt’s been taking it lying down for too long, and he is NOT happy.

Since he turned twelve and a half, he’s been living with his uncle, a traveling salesman of mysterious agenda and questionable intent. Soon, Uncle Spade sees the potential in “kiddo” to earn cash. And that’s enough to keep the boy around for nearly six years.

But what life does Wyatt deserve? Alcohol? Drugs? Bare-fisted fights? Tattoos? No friends? No role models? Living in a car?
If you’re brave enough to stay and listen, you’ll hear an astounding story. It’s not a pretty road Wyatt has traveled, but growing up rarely is.

Details

Pages: 240
Dimensions: 8.42 x 5.86 x 0.97 in
Lexile Score: 770
Interest Level: Upper Grade (UG)
Point Value: 7
ISBN: 1416911774

Awards

2010 Tayshas Reading - Commended (Young Adult)