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House Arrest

by K. A. Holt

Ages: 12+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Chronicle Books

ISBN: 978-1-4521-3477-2

Keywords: Birth deffects, Probation

A baby brother with a birth defect causes twelve-year-old Timothy to commit a crime. Under house arrest he uses a journal to work out his problems.