ABOUT THIS BOOK

Luz Cordero is on fire. She’s burning up with rage. She was there the night her brother got killed. She saw the cop pull the trigger. She tried to do something positive about it by going to protests, but all her anger got her into trouble. Now Luz is living at the St. Therese Home for Boys and Girls, working to turn her life around.

Sister Ellen and Luz’s three fellow residents are helping. When Sister Ellen gives Luz a journal to write everything down, Luz is finally able to face the truth about what happened that night. And she’s able to forgive her brother, the man who took him away, and—most importantly—herself.

A Different Kind of Heat is a gritty, heartbreaking, and uplifting story of one girl’s struggle to forgive and remember.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Antonio Pagliarulo was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx. He attended LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and SUNY Purchase College, where he earned a B.A. in Sociology. He has written about crime, entertainment, and spirituality for numerous publications. He has also worked as a tutor for inner city teenagers. He lives in New York City.


AWARDS

WINNER 2007 - ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers



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