{"product_id":"on-the-hook-francisco-x-stork-9781338692150","title":"On the Hook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You know I'm coming. You're dead already.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHector has always minded his own business, working hard to make his way to a better life someday. He's the chess team champion, helps the family with his job at the grocery, and teaches his little sister to shoot hoops overhand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil Joey singles him out. Joey, whose older brother, Chavo, is head of the Disc?ulos gang, tells Hector that he's going to kill him: maybe not today, or tomorrow, but someday. And Hector, frozen with fear, does nothing. From that day forward, Hector's death is hanging over his head every time he leaves the house. He tries to fade into the shadows -- to drop off Joey's radar -- to become no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a fight between Chavo and Hector's brother Fili escalates, Hector is left with no choice but to take a stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe violent confrontation will take Hector places he never expected, including a reform school where he has to live side-by-side with his enemy, Joey. It's up to Hector to choose whether he's going to lose himself to revenge or get back to the hard work of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francisco X. Stork\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1338692151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781338692150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e513505 \/ On the Hook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2021","brand":"Francisco X. Stork","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055619797247,"sku":"9781338692150","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2b9bdb6-3761-4eed-b3a9-eb9a40314c68.jpg?v=1685036824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-hook-francisco-x-stork-9781338692150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}