Parents Wanted (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781571316332)

Andy Fleck doesn't have much of a family. His dad has been in jail since Andy was ten and his mother gave him up to the state as "too hard to handle."

A kid with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Andy has learned one set of rules from his birth dad (how not to get caught) and another from the kids at the state-run home (how to manipulate adults). Placed with adoptive parents Jeff and Laurie, he has a chance to escape his past. But he can't keep himself from challenging every limit that is set. He plays "mailbox baseball" with Jeff's Ted Williams bat, eats worms, gets in trouble at school, and, when his birth dad shows up looking for money, steals Jeff's wallet.

Despite his antics, it's easy to see that Andy is a good kid dealing with his own tangle of emotions. And so far his adoptive parents have refused to give up on him. But will he go too far?

Author: George Harrar
ISBN-10: 1571316337
ISBN-13: 9781571316332
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2001
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 60441 / Parents Wanted


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2001 pg. 1213
Publishers Weekly 09/03/2001 pg. 88
School Library Journal 11/01/2001 pg. 158
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2001 pg. 359
Booklist 12/15/2001 pg. 723
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 85 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 85 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw