Keesha's House

Keesha's House

By: Helen Frost

Published by: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

Reading level: Young Adult

109 Pages

Summary: Stephanie is pregnant and is scared to tell her parents. Jason has his whole life ahead which includes a basketball career, and is not ready to be a father. Dontay has run away from another foster family. Carmen got caught drinking and driving again and is now in jail. Harris was kicked out of his house by his father who couldn't except the way he was. Katie ran away from home, away from a mother who is oblivious to her new husbands wondering eyes and ways. And Keesha ran away from a drunk father. What do all the kids have in common? They can all live at Keesha's house. Although it is really Joe's house Keesha is the one to let the teenagers know that there is always a safe place to stay.

Personal Review: Keesha's house is a book written in poems. It was very intriguing and keeps you entertained and wanting more. It made me very thankful for my life and the fact that i have a good home to go home to. I highly recommend it!

Warnings: Sexual references, Language