Tagged

By Diane C. Mullen and Tricia Levenseller

Liam is a fourteen-year-old graffiti artist living in project housing in Minneapolis with his single mother and three younger siblings. When Liam's estranged older brother coerces him to tag a graffiti symbol for a rival gang, Liam's life is threatened. Due to his apathetic attitude in the classroom and on the baseball field, Liam's private-school scholarship is also threatened. His mother decides to send him to Lake Michigan for the summer to live with her best friend, Kat, a sculptor and art teacher, Liam soon delves into the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, and his own personal aesthetics. He's encouraged to consider his art seriously and how it might contribute to a greater community. Having to decide between staying with Kat and returning home to his siblings who need him, Liam's story inspires him to reinvent himself for the better.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580895832
• ISBN13: 9781580895835
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher