Do Not Pass Go

by Kirkpatrick Hill

Book Overview

Deet's world turns upside down when his father is arrested for drug use. It doesn't seem possible that kind, caring Dad could be a criminal After all, he only took the pills to stay awake so he could work two jobs. Now what will happen? How will Deet be able to face his classmates? Where will they get money? And most importantly, will Dad be okay in prison? Hurt, angry, and ashamed, Deet doesn't want to visit his father in jail. But when Mom goes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416914005
• ISBN13: 9781416914006
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Do Not Pass Go

"He used to say jail, like everybody else. A joke, a casual word. Nothing to do with Him. Now that word seemed sharp and hard and full of pain." This book is called Do Not Pass Go by Kirkpatrick Hill. Deet is a 13-year-old boy whose father is arrested for drugs that he used to stay awake for his two jobs. Deet is very shocked to hear this news. Now mom is forced to work her old job at the diner. Her and Deet sets up a monthly budget to live by. Deet now has to take care of his two younger siblings and also cook dinner. Now Deet has to grow up quickly if their plan is going to work. Deet also has to juggle his schoolwork with this new plan. Deet has been regularly going to the jail to visit his father, after school is finished. He has learned that jail is not such a horrible place as they show it in the movies. This is a fictional novel. I would recommend this book for any middle school student. Want to know how Deet juggles everything. You're just going to have to read the book and find out.