'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. As such, it's a great choice as a middle school read-aloud.- Jeffrey Hastings, Highlander Way Middle School, Howell, MIĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. This novel is signature Korman it is a celebration of good, youthful intentions and a wholesome and fun treatment of what might otherwise be prohibitively gritty issues. Healy eventually regains his memory and returns to his post as their overseer. Asking students reflective questions about these topics will help them relate to the characters in a meaningful way while also encouraging them to think more deeply about what it means to be human. The teens then face the seemingly impossible task of keeping up appearances while also working behind the scenes at the hospital to ensure that Mr. The Juvie Three Gordon Korman deals with several heavy themes such as justice, morality, and redemption. The boys 'borrow' a vehicle and drop him off at a local hospital where he awakens with retrograde amnesia. A scuffle ensues and, when Healy intervenes, he falls to the ground, unconscious but still alive. Gecko and Arjay attempt to intercept him one night as he tries to use the fire escape as a means of reconnecting with his newfound, gang-related associates. Though Gecko and Arjay enter into the deal in good faith, Terence seems bound for recidivism. The teens accept his offer to become his first reformees, willing to trade their bleak incarceration for a small taste of freedom, even though the bargain entails maintaining academic excellence, therapy, and community service. Empathetic adult Douglas Healy, a former juvenile offender himself, has secured a grant to operate an experimental halfway house in New York City designed to provide second chances to boys deemed as deserving. Grade 6–9-Terence, Gecko, and Arjay made serious mistakes and wound up doing time in juvenile-detention facilities.

The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman