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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Read as an e-book. This is a blank verse novel about growing up and accepting that there is only so much you can do to change the world around you. 14 year old Zeke is living with his mother and her dead-beat boyfriend. He wishes things could go back to the way they were when he lived with his Dad close to the woods. He decides to help his mother's expenses and with the dream of saving to buy a car, to take a job after school at the local pizza shop. Whilst working there he sees the harsh realities of life, falls in love with a girl from college and soon realises that the owners are paying the workers a pittance with no sick leave and harsh conditions. This book is about Zeke being exposed to the realities of adult life and comes to a head when all the money he has saved is stolen by his mother's boyfriend to buy her an engagement ring. A very quick read ( about an hour) , the novel is blank verse ( does not rhyme) and moves very quickly. For Year 8s upwards. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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"Zeke would love to be invisible. His mother is struggling to make ends meet and stuck with a no-good boyfriend. Zeke knows he and his mom will be stuck forever if he doesn't find some money fast. When Zeke starts working at a local pizza place, he meets labor activists who want to give him a voice--and the living wage he deserves for his work. Zeke has to decide between living the quiet life he's carved for himself and raising his voice for justice"--Back cover. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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