Title: Jumped in
Description: In the two years since his mother left him with his grandparents in Des Moines, Washington, Sam has avoided making friends and perfected the art of being a slacker, but being paired with a frightening new student for a slam poetry unit transforms his life.

In the two years since his mother left him with his grandparents, Sam has avoided making friends and perfected the art of being a slacker, but being paired with a frightening new student for a slam poetry unit transforms his life.
Subjects: Families, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, Juvenile fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship, Family life, Poetry, Interpersonal relations, Mexican Americans, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, High schools, Schools, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men, Children's fiction, Interpersonal relations, fiction, Schools, fiction, Poetry, fiction, Mexican americans, fiction, Family life, fiction, Washington (d.c.), fiction
Places: Des Moines (Wash.), Washington (State)