The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250811561)

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about a boy sent to his Ojibwe family to straighten out his life.

Benjamin Waterfalls comes from a broken home, and the quickest fix he's found for his life is to fill that emptiness with stuff he steals and then sells. But he's been caught one too many times, and when he appears before a tough judge, his mother proposes sending him to "boot camp" at the Ojibwe reservation where they used to live.

Soon he is on his way to Grand Portage, Minnesota, to live with his father - the man Benny hasn't seen in years. Not only is "boot camp" not what he expects, but his rehabilitation seems to be in the hands of the tribal leader's daughter, who wears a mask. Why? Finding the answer to this and so many other questions prove tougher than any military-style boot camp. Will answers be enough for Benny to turn his life around and embrace his second chance?

Author: James Bird
ISBN-10: 1250811562
ISBN-13: 9781250811561
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Language: English
Published: 04/19/2022
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.76w x 1.09d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518588 / Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2022 pg. 66
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2022
School Library Journal 11/04/2022 pg. 1