Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers

Here is my first ever book trailer about Lockdown. 

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

Age Range:  Young Adult

Lockdown gives the reader a glimpse of what life is like inside of the juvenile detention center, Progress.  Reese, the main character has been sent there for stealing a doctor's prescription pad and selling it.  He is allowed to work a few hours a week at Evergreen, a senior care center.  At Evergreen, he meets Mr. Hooft and helps clean up his room and care for him.  At first Mr. Hooft, dislikes Reese, but over time they develop a friendship.  Mr. Hooft shares stories of his difficult past with Reese.  Even though, Reese tries to stay out of trouble at Progress, trouble tends to find him.  Reese questions if he will ever be able to leave Progress or will he continue to do things in his life that have him ending up in places like Progress and later jail?  Reese's sister Icy, believes in him.  She wants to go to college and Reese promises to find a job to pay for her to go go college after he is released.  This is a great story about Reese finding the courage to believe in himself.