Rotters -- Daniel Kraus

<p>Grave-robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It's true that Leonardo da Vinci did it, Shakespeare wrote about it, and the resurrection men of nineteenth-century Scotland practically made it an art. But none of this matters to Joey Crouch, a sixteen-year-old straight-A student living in Chicago with his single mom. For the most part, Joey's life is about playing the trumpet and avoiding the daily humiliations of high school. <p/>Everything changes when Joey's mother dies in a tragic accident and he is sent to rural Iowa to live with the father he has never known, a strange, solitary man with unimaginable secrets. At first, Joey's father wants nothing to do with him, but once father and son come to terms with each other, Joey's life takes a turn both macabre and exhilarating. <p/>Daniel Kraus's masterful plotting and unforgettable characters make <i>Rotters</i> a moving, terrifying, and unconventional epic about fathers and sons, complex family ties, taboos, and the ever-present specter of mortality.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Daniel Kraus<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ember<br><b>Published:</b> 04/10/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 464<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.85lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780385738583<br><b>Age Range:</b> 14-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 20<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>143555 / Rotters<br><br><b>Award:</b> Green