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Perry T. Cook, eleven, has
grown up in a minimum-security prison.
His mother is incarcerated; she’s a resident, in for manslaughter. But
we also learn that she’s worked to attain a degree in social work while there. Perry
has been allowed to stay in his own little room near the warden’s office. He’s close to many of the residents, has some rules (doesn’t every
kid?), and is happy. He’s looking forward to his mom being released on parole.
He’s a good kid with a great friend at school, Zoey, a young girl who sticks
with Perry through everything, and he sticks with her too. The wrench thrown in
the story comes from Zoey’s father, a new DA who’s recently discovered about
Perry and believes it’s a terrible situation. He manages to get custody as a
foster parent, and all of a sudden Perry and Zoey are together, all the time, and Perry is no longer in the only home he's ever known.
This is the stepfather that Zoey has been complaining about!