Book
Bucking the Sarge
- Published
- 2004
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 272
- Words
- 66051
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.8
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1000L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–17
Luther T. Farrell wants to escape the Flint, Michigan, empire of slum housing and group homes controlled by his formidable mother, the Sarge. He pins his hopes on school, the science fair, college, and an assortment of friends whose schemes may help him build a different future.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780385323079
- ISBN-10
- 0385323077
Tags
ALSC NotablesBusinessFamily Life-MothersHumorMidwestPeople-TeenagersRealistic FictionSocial Issues-Poverty