I'll Be There 392 Pages

Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a wonderful read for both boys' and girls' enjoyment. It is about two young boys, Sam and Riddle.Sam is 14 and Riddle is much younger. Riddle has several things going against him: he doesn't speak, he has terrible asthma, and he has never been to school. Sam has never been to school either, and he has assumed the responsibility for keeping his brother alive. Their father is an ex-con and an alcoholic. So when their mother dies, he decides to take the two boys, pack them up in his truck, and hit the road. They keep moving as the father would steal license plates from cars, jewelry from homes, and anything else he could easily get his hands on without creating too much suspicion. And then Sam meets Emily, and everything changes for both boys. But when their father discovers just what this meeting has meant to the boys, all hell breaks loose.He has a plan to drive out of state,into a deserted area and kill both boys. Your students will love this book.