The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman - Gennifer Choldenko

Category: Children, Contemporary, General Fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Abandonment. Hope Family Life Foster System

Written by Gennifer Choldenko
Read by Javier Prusky
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Books on Tape
Release date: June 11, 2024
Duration: 06:56:50

When eleven-year-old Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’s been a week now. They are out of food and mom has never stayed away this long… Hank knows he needs help, so he and Boo seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact.

But asking for help has consequences. It means social workers, and a new school, and having to answer questions about his mom that he’s been trying to keep secret. And if they can’t find his mom soon, Hank and Boo may end up in different foster homes—he could lose everything.

Gennifer Choldenko has written a heart wrenching, healing, and ultimately hopeful story about how complicated family can be. About how you can love someone, even when you can’t rely on them and about the transformative power of second chances.

“Javier Prusky is believable as Hank Hooperman, an 11-year-old with way too much responsibility on his shoulders. Hank’s grandmother passed away recently, his mom has disappeared, and he’s been taking care of his 3-year-old sister, Boo, all on his own. Prusky’s Boo sounds like the enthusiastic toddler she is–she calls Hank “Pooperman” because they’ve been working on potty training. When their situation gets desperate, Lou Ann, a friend of his grandmother, takes them in, at least temporarily. Even as Hank is able to make a fresh start at a new school and befriend Lou Ann’s next-door neighbor, their precarious situation hangs over him. Things get worse before they get better, and listeners will be hoping hard for a happy ending for Hank and Boo.”—AudioFile