Keesha's House

An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems Keesha has found a safe placeto live and other kids gravitate to her house when they just cant make it ontheir ... » 

An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems Keesha has found a safe placeto live and other kids gravitate to her house when they just cant make it ontheir own. They are Stephie pregnant trying to make the right decisions forherself and those she cares about Jason Stephies boyfriend torn betweenhis responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a collegebasketball career Dontay in foster care while his parents are in prisonfeeling unwanted both inside and outside the system Carmen arrested on a DUIcharge waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her caseHarris disowned by his father after disclosing that hes gay living in hiscar and taking care of himself Katie angry at her mothers loyalty to anabusive stepfather losing herself in long hours of work and school. Stretchingthe boundaries of traditional poetic forms sestinas and sonnets HelenFrosts extraordinary debut novel for young adults weaves together the storiesof these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their livestogether and overcome their difficulties. «