Title: House Arrest
Author: K.A. Holt
Pages: 196
Finished: July 9, 2017
First Sentence: Boys don't write in journals, / unless it's court ordered.
Summary: Timothy's baby brother is sick. Timothy's baby brother is so sick he breathes with a breathing tube also known as a trache. Timothy's father walked out on his family. Timothy's family doesn't have enough money to pay for all the help Levi needs. So one day, Timothy steals a wallet and buys medicine for his brother. This book is the consequence of that decision. Timothy is now under house arrest and must write in this journal every day.
Thoughts: This book punched me in the gut. Hard. Don't get me wrong! It was amazing. But it was brutal. A great illustration that no matter how hard someone works, sometimes they're in a hole they can't get out of.
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