Do Not Pass Go

By Kirkpatrick Hill

Book Overview

When Deet's father is arrested for drug use, Deet cannot believe it. His easygoing, loving father isn't an addict But Dad was working two jobs to make more money and taking pills to stay awake during the night shift. And now he's in jail. Hurt, scared, and angry, Deet doesn't want to see his father in prison. But when Mom goes back to work and no longer has the time, Deet decides to start visiting his dad after school. It's scary at first, but as he adjusts to the routine and learns more about the prisoners and their lives, Deet begins to realize that prison isn't necessarily the horrible, violent place of movies and nightmares. Told from Deet's perspective, Do Not Pass Go sheds light on the tumultuous experience of having a parent in jail and gives insight into the everyday lives of prison inmates and the stories behind what brought them there.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442421223
• ISBN13: 9781442421226
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Do Not Pass Go

"He used to say jail, like everybody else. A joke, a casual word. Nothing to do with Him. Now that word seemed sharp and hard and full of pain." This book is called Do Not Pass Go by Kirkpatrick Hill. Deet is a 13-year-old boy whose father is arrested for drugs that he used to stay awake for his two jobs. Deet is very shocked to hear this news. Now mom is forced to work her old job at the diner. Her and Deet sets up a monthly budget to live by. Deet now has to take care of his two younger siblings and also cook dinner. Now Deet has to grow up quickly if their plan is going to work. Deet also has to juggle his schoolwork with this new plan. Deet has been regularly going to the jail to visit his father, after school is finished. He has learned that jail is not such a horrible place as they show it in the movies. This is a fictional novel. I would recommend this book for any middle school student. Want to know how Deet juggles everything. You're just going to have to read the book and find out.