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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 6–8—After sneaking into a construction site in their Brooklyn neighborhood, 13-year old Lionel Perez and his best friend, Anisa Torres, get more than they bargained for when they discover an abandoned newborn in a Porta-Potti. In the process of seeking medical attention for the baby, Lionel and Anisa are regarded with suspicion by the police and hospital personnel who assume that the teens ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2014
A prologue has a young woman giving birth all alone, so readers will be anticipating the events of the first chapter, in which thirteen-year-old Lionel Perez and his friend Anisa Torres explore a construction site and stumble across a newborn baby. At the hospital, everyone assumes the baby is theirs; Lionel is so mortified and enraged that he punches a wall in frustration. He's even more aghast when his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Thirteen-year-old Lionel Perez and his friend Anisa Torres stumble across a newborn baby. Despite his mother's efforts to ti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
