Jason's Why
Beth Goobie
Type:
Fiction
Categories:
Social Issues | Family
Themes:
New Experience, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Orphans & Foster Homes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Age Range:
9-12
Accessible Format Availability:
CELA Library
Description
Jason's mom says he is a problem, and puts him in a group home. Now Jason has to live with boys and grown-ups he doesn't know.
Jason thinks, Now I'm in a house that isn't my house. I watch their hands and feet. When hands and feet move fast, you're going to get hit.
There's a big bubble of mad inside Jason. It makes him yell and throw things. Jason wants to be good and move home again, but the mad bubble just won't go away.
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