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Dirt Road Home

After his recapture at the end of ALABAMA MOON, 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. Hal could walk out in just a few months if he keeps out of trouble. 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.

Teacher Resources:

Dirt Road Home has made its way onto the reading lists of many schools, these documents will help your classroom study and discuss the novel..

Feel free to download them and modify them for use in your classroom.

Dirt Road Home Discussion Guide #1

 Dirt road Home Study Guide #2 (provided by Tiffani Flora of Indiana)

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Of course there is a reason and an inspiration behind this story. Are you wondering how I know what it’s like in reform school?  You might want to READ THIS.