Troublemaker

Once a troublemaker, always a troublemaker?

Every teacher hopes Holt Adkin will be assigned to someone elses classroom, and every parent hopes he will befriend another familys children. Smart, scrappy, and unfazed by punishment, Holt is from a home rife with turmoil. But when Holts delinquent older brother Winn begins to wise up and pull his life together, he wants Holt to change too. And so Holt tries. But changing a reputation isnt as easy as changing your socks, and Holt finds that altering the attitudes of his teachers and peers and taking responsibility for his actions is a monumental challenge.

Andrew Clementss novel, about mentors, role models, and choosing friends, examines the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behaviorand how everyday choices can close or open doors.