The Case Against My Brother (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781890862510)

"Orphaned and penniless in 1922 Baltimore, Maryland, 15-year-old Carl and 17-year-old Adam Matuski are forced to move across the continent to live with their Uncle Pete in Portland, Oregon.Almost from the beginning, homesick Carl desperately wants to return east with his brother, but his plans fall apart when Adam is sought by police for the theft of expensive jewels from his girlfriend's wealthy home.Carl is convinced that Adam is being fingered unfairly. He and his brother are Polish Catholics, and Portland is awash in anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant sentiment. Voters, in fact, are being asked to decide whether Catholic schools, indeed all non-public schools, should be outlawed entirely. Carl works at one such Catholic school. Fueled by the Ku Klux Klan and other unsavory groups, the campaign touches Carl personally as he strives to clear his brother's name and solve the mystery: Who really took the family jewels, and why?"

Author: Libby Sternberg
ISBN-10: 1890862517
ISBN-13: 9781890862510
Publisher: Bancroft Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2007
Pages: 205
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.32w x 0.72d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 120010 / Case Against My Brother


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2007 pg. 52
Booklist 11/15/2007 pg. 34
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2007 pg. 435 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 01/01/2008 pg. 126
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 pg. 102 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw