The Juvie Three - Gordon Korman

nGecko Fosse drove the getaway car.Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago.Arjay Moran killed someone. nAll three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance. Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent himself, is running an experimental halfway house in New York City, where he wants to make a difference in the lives of kids like Gecko, Terence, and Arjay. nThings are going well until one night Healy is accidentally knocked unconscious while trying to break up a scuffle among the boys. Terrified of the consequences, they drop him off at a hospital and run away. When Healy wakes up, he has no memory of them or the halfway house. Afraid of being sent back to Juvie, the guys hatch a crazy scheme to continue on as if the group leader never left. nBut if the boys are discovered, their second chance will be their last. . . . nAn ALSCA Notable Book, 2009 nn * T]hese kids are living minute to minute, where one false step may haunt them forever. . . . B]e prepared for high demand. nn nn -Booklist, starred review nn This novel is signature Korman. nn -School Library Journal nn n nn