Junebug

Some of the stuff that goes on in the Auburn Street Projects, I'm never gonna do. These projects are like some kind of never-never land, like they never got put on a regular map. Nobody comes around here on purpose. It's as if we all got lost, right in the middle of the city. Reeve McClain, Jr. -- Junebug -- has decided to skip his birthday. Since ten is the age when boys in the projects are forced to join gangs or are ensnared by drug dealers, Junebug would rather remain nine. Still, he does have a birthday to someday become a ship's captain and sail away. So Junebug comes up with a plan to launch a flotilla, fifty glass bottles containing notes with his wish, in the hope that someone somewhere will help to make his dream come true. Alice Mead Square Fish 05/26/2009 101Binding Paperback 0.22lbs 7.68h x 5.22w x 0.36d 9780312561260 Ages 9-12Accelerated Reading 3.5Point 3Interest Middle GradeQuiz #/ 14150 / JunebugAbout the AuthorAlice Mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including Adem's Cross , an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and two other books featuring Junebug. The first two Junebug books were both NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies. She lives in Maine.