All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie ConnorMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wanna know why teeny, tiny Surprise, Nebraska is called Surprise? Surprise gets snow and lots of it. When winter fades away and the snow melts, people find things. Things like keys, dolls, things people never knew they lost. That's what Big Ed tells all the new residents.
11 year old Perry T. Cook lives on the Inside. He lives in the Blue River Correctional Facility with his mother, Jessica Cook. They were granted special permission from Warden Daugherty. They always knew they were lucky. They're SO close to being able to move out to the Outside. Everyone has been able to overlook it. Until now. Thomas Vanleer is the eager new district attorney, ready to please the itty, bitty town of Surprise, Nebraska. When he learns the shocking truth, that Perry and his mother Jessica were never separated, he pounces. It's a big case. A lot of attention. It also will give Vanleer a lot of much-wanted publicity. He immediately "rescues" Perry from Blue River and, blaming the wimpy foster care system, takes Perry home with him. Perry is shocked when he finds out his best friend Zoey is Vanleer's step-daughter! Vanleer claims he wants the best for Perry, but he cuts visiting hours with Perry's mom short and draws unwanted attention to the situation of Perry's living quarters for the past 11 years. Thank goodness for Vanleer's beloved wife, Robyn! Perry also has trouble at school. Brian Morris and his gang won't leave him alone ever since Perry beat Brian in the mile run! Perry, the Blue River residents, and his new friends are working toward Jessica OUT of Blue River. But along the way, Perry is given a school project that may just uncover the truth . . .
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