Synopses & Reviews
Getting caught changed Sura's life.
He's been shipped off to Hamstock, a juvenile detention center that's worse than most. At the Stock they don't try to keep juvies till they reform. They just keep guys till they feel like letting them go.
Sura and his patchmate, a kid named Coly Jo, look out for each other and try to evade the Stock's sadistic games. But things turn bad last for Coly Jo, and Sura helplessly watches his friend's descent into hell, determined to escape with his own body and spirit intact -- if he can.
Synopsis
Getting caught changed 12-year-old Sura's life. Now he's just struggling to survive in Hamstock, a juvenile detention center where he helplessly watches his friend's descent into hell.
Synopsis
Getting caught changed twelve-year-old Sura s life. Now he s just struggling to survive in Hamstock a juvenile detention center that s worse than most. Sura and Coly Jo look out for each other. But things turn bad fast for Coly Jo, and Sura helplessly watches his friend s descent into hell, determined to survive himself
if he can. Now available in a Tempest edition for the first time, this gritty novel is talented young author Adam Rapp at his best.
About the Author
Adam Rapp is a playwright as well as a novelist. His work has been produced and developed by the New York Theatre Workshop, the Steppenwolf Theater Company, New York City's Public Theatre, and The Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference. Mr. Rapp lives in New York City. The Buffalo Treeis his second novel.