false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg 346756 5 At the discretion of the social welfare system, a 5-year-old boy named America trustingly leaves the safe haven of his foster home for a visit with his desperate, drug-addicted mother. And because of that one lapse in adult judgment, a child is lost within the system until almost 11 years later when he tries to end his own life. It is the patient therapist Dr. B. who must coax an embittered and damaged America into revisiting all the dark alleys of that lonely suicide road in order to face down his fears and dare to be found. "I'm not that little kid anymore.... I'm not white and I'm not black and I'm not anything, but I'm a little bit of everything.... I look down and it's just me." Searingly raw and so painfully honest it nearly draws blood, young-adult novelist E.R. Frank's powerful sophomore effort about a boy nearly broken by neglect and abuse will dampen every eye and brand every heart. Reminiscent of Han Nolan's <I>Born Blue</I> and Sapphire's <I>Push</I>, <I>America</I> is a similarly cathartic combination of brutal truth and brilliant writing. It is simply not to be missed. (Ages 13 and older) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I> 1460063 2002 America total:236|5:79|4:78|3:57|2:17|1:5| 236 917 331 51 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 5 1 false Fri Sep 14 23:46:06 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 23:48:59 -0700 2007 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 3 1 false Tue Mar 31 08:51:05 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 09:08:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 3 0 false Wed Feb 18 05:56:24 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 06:32:43 -0800 2009
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The story of sexually abused and institutionalized fifteen-year-old America is a challenge to get through. Written by a clinical social worker who has “known many Americas,” the book switches back and forth...more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 4 0 false Tue Mar 31 08:50:49 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 09:05:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 5 0 false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:15:23 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 07:21:46 -0800 2009 The book talks about America's life from age 4 to age 20. It includes the journey to get out the place he dreads.
The main idea or theme for America is courage. I say courage because America has battled from being a ...more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 16:15:07 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 16:18:08 -0700 2007 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 2 0 false Wed Jul 15 09:25:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 16:57:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 5 0 false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 19:11:11 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 19:21:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 3 0 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:35:34 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:38:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 3 0 false Fri Nov 20 10:26:56 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 10:44:51 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 10:27:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 2 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 17:26:18 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 10:30:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 5 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 17 22:59:17 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:04:49 -0800 2008 Ellen Hopkins' Impulse, as both books allow the reader to get inside the head of damaged characters; the character of Dr. B. recalls Robin William's therapist in the movie "Good Will Huntin...more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 0 0 false Mon Oct 05 06:09:36 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 13:53:54 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 06:09:36 -0700 2009 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 4 0 false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 05:40:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 05:41:50 -0700 2009 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 5 0 false Sun Feb 15 09:47:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 09:48:34 -0800 2009 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 4 0 false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 01:24:55 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 01:32:12 -0800 2008 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 3 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jun 18 18:33:13 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 08:02:02 -0700 2008
It was a subject that I would rather not have had to read and written in a way (mostly language) that I would ...more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 2 0 false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 08:49:10 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 09 11:29:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 5 0 false Thu Oct 22 06:13:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:14:46 -0700 2009 346756 0689857721 9780689857720 231 50 3.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173930567m/346756.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/346756.America 4 0 false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 19:14:59 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 13:04:05 -0700 2008
America is the story of an extremely troubled boy from childhood to becoming an adult. It is a compelling story, one that phychology majors would find fascinating, I think. America's story weaves back-and-forth from his present and his past, allow...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=346756