All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

From Leslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch, comes a soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up.

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful story, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me.Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska.

His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together.

That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truthand Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home.When Perry moves to the outside world, he feels trapped.

Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime.

As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from . . . but can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means?