Books with author Marjory Hall

Sometimes heroes can be found in the most unlikely places. Precious meets Laurie Halse Anderson in this story of one boy's journey to overcome hardship. Fourteen-year-old Clarence Feather knows no world beyond desolate Mayfair Heights. Three years ago, his mother was killed before his eyes by a stray bullet. When his father becomes unable to keep the family afloat, Clarence is manipulated into running drugs. But he longs to be a good person, in spite of the seemingly impossible odds. Wandering through his neighborhood, Clarence meets Mona, a huge albino Great Dane. The two develop a deep bond. When he is forced to attend a dog fight as a rite of passage, Clarence realizes that Mona isn’t safe, and neither is he. Can he find a way to protect Mona? Can he survive life in Mayfair Heights and still become the person his mother wanted him to be? "Mary Lou Hall's Wirewalker is a daring leap into magnificence. This is storytelling at its bravest and most beautiful . . . It's a call to resurrection for anyone who has forgotten how to hope."--Paul Griffin, critically acclaimed author of When Friendship Followed Me Home