While under house arrest for one year for stealing a wallet, young Timothy keeps free-verse notes on his life in a court-ordered journal as he deals with having a sick brother and tries to stay out of trouble.
Timothy is on probation. It’s a strange word—something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And yet, a judge has officially rendered him an 'adjudicated delinquent.' He is under house arrest for the next year. He must check in weekly with a probation officer, a therapist, and keep a journal, but mostly, he has to stay out of trouble. But staying out of trouble proves more difficult than Timothy ever thought it would be when he must take drastic measures to help his struggling family.
House Arrest is a touching yet humorous middle grade novel in verse about one boy’s path to redemption as he navigates a sick brother, a grieving mother, and one tough probation officer.
K.A. Holt is the author of RHYME SCHEMER, an NYC Reads 365 selection, as well as several books in verse for young readers. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas, and is active and very well-connected in the vibrant Texas writing community.
K.A. Holt is the author of Rhyme Schemer, an NYC Reads 365 selection, as well as several books in verse for young readers. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas, and is active and very well-connected in the vibrant Texas writing community.
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