There's more than enough action to keep the fidgitiest adolescent boy glued to the page here." -Mobile Press-Register "With authentic characters and a candid first-person narrative, Key's story offers a disturbing appraisal of life in a juvenile facility, and a riveting battle for justice." -Publishers Weekly "The short chapters, quick pacing, and plentiful dialogue make Key's impressive second effort an especially appealing choice for reluctant boy readers." -The Horn Book "A gripping tale of a 14-year-old caught in a justice system that is not about justice at all." -Kirkus Reviews "Hal quickly learns that the boys who want to fight him aren't his real challenge-it's the guards who allow it to happen." -Birmingham Magazine ".
"Key nicely paces his tale, steadily building the tension. Even reluctant readers will most likely find this one hard to put down. Key does a fabulous job of keeping his readers involved in the story and vested in the characters. But in a place like Hellenweiler, the more he tries to avoid the gangs and their violence, the stronger Hal's fellow inmates try to make him fail.
Hal could walk out in just a few months if he keeps out of trouble. The story of of the orphan boy Moon, begun in Watt Key's award-winning Alabama Moon, continues with Dirt Road Home After his recapture, gutsy 14-year-old Hal Mitchell is sentenced to live at Hellenweiler, an institution that is more like a jail than the boys' home it's supposed to be. The more Hal tries to avoid the gangs and their violence, the more his fellow inmates try to make him fail. ABC E.B.About the Book After his recapture at the end of "Alabama Moon," gutsy 14-year-old Hal Mitchell is sentenced to live at Hellenweiler.American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults for Alabama Moon.Watt currently lives with his wife and three children in Mobile, Alabama. When he was 34 years he sold his debut novel, Alabama Moon, to publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux. While working as a computer programmer, he began submitting novels to major publishers in New York City.
He subsequently earned an MBA from Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. Watt Key received his BA from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama.
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