num_pages: 160
description: Acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac's powerful story of family and identity -- now in paperback with After Words bonus material!Eleven-year-old Sonny and his mother can't predict his father's sudden abusive rages. Jake's anger only gets worse after long days at the paper mill -- and when Uncle Louis appears. Louis seems to show up when Sonny and his mother need help most, but there is something about his quiet wisdom that only fuels Jake's rage. Through an unexpected friendship with a new school librarian, Sonny gains the strength to stand up to his father, and to finally confront his mother and uncle about a secret family heritage that may be the key to his father's self-hatred.
language: English
title: Hidden Roots
titlecomplete: Hidden Roots
genres: Cultural, Fiction, Family, Historical, Grad School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Read For School, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 386
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: American Indian Youth Literature Award
category: Best Young Adult Book
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks