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Keesha's House
Keesha's House
Author: Helen Frost
At Joe's, Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just can't make it on their own. They are:  —
  • Stephie -- pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; 
  • Jason -- Stephie's boyfrien...  more »
  • Dontay -- in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system; 
  • Carmen -- arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; 
  • Harris -- disowned by his father after disclosing that he's gay, living in his car and taking care of himself; 
  • Katie -- angry at her mother's loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school.


Written in traditional poetic forms, Keesha's House weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties. 
ISBN-13: 9780374340643
ISBN-10: 0374340641
Publication Date: 4/2/2003
Pages: 116
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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