America Author:E. R. Frank For eighteen gritty years, a boy dodges the cracks in system in this ?piercing, unforgettable novel? (Booklist) from E.R. Frank that Kirkus Reviews deemed ?a work of sublime humanity.? — America is mistaken for black, Asian, Native American, even white. He doesn?t seem to fit in anywhere, and, parentless, he is shunted for eighteen years from a f... more »oster home, to the street, and ultimately to the brink of despair. Can one doctor pull him back and bring America somewhere new?somewhere with a future?
America was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and has received numerous other honors, and E.L. Frank?s extensive experience as a clinical social worker and therapist is why ?the author?s ability to capture so much emotion in the details makes this book remarkable? (Publishers Weekly, starred review).« less