
"Wednesday morning. English. Ms. Gulliver tells us we have to work harder. Boring. She turns and writes on the whiteboard. I pick up my English book and throw it out the window." Roy Perkins struggles in high school and has three strikes against him. He never knew his dad, his...

Hi-Low Novel for Reluctant Teen Readers. Roy Perkins struggles in high school and has three strikes against him. He never knew his dad, his mom died in a meth-lab explosion, and his alcoholic uncle beats him. He is sent to live with a caring foster family...