Little Boy Blue: A Novel
Alex Hammond is a throwaway child of divorced parents. By age 11, he has been kicked out of a variety of institutions, and with each his rage grows more intense. From military academy to juvenile hall to a mental hospital to reform school, by age 15 he's run the gamut, his record filled with documented temper tantrums, escapes, fights with other inmates, attacks on attendants, and attempted murder. When he is released into the custody of an aunt, drug trafficking and armed robbery soon lead to a showdown with authority. Bunker (Dog Eat Dog, LJ 7/96) knows his topic firsthand. This story needed to be told, but it is so intense and the hero so at odds with himself and the world that the reader is left emotionally drained. Recommended for adult collections.?Thomas L. Kilpatrick, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., CarbondaleCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.