Jude is a 2004 young-readers' novel by Kate Morgenroth, published by Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster

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. It revolves around the title character's experiences with his abusive

Child abuse

Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...

 drug

Drug

A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...

-dealing father, distant mother, and the time Jude spends in prison

Prison

A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...

 after being framed.

Characters

Jude-the main character, he is framed for selling drugs

DRUGS

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Jude's Dad-Abusive, drug dealing father

Father

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Anna- Jude's mother

Mother

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, and a politician

Politician

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 and lawyer

Lawyer

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Harry-Jude's stepfather, Anna's love interest

Davis-A reporter for the daily newspaper

Newspaper

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 the Cournat, and Jude's friend

Lizzie-Davis' twin sister, and Jude's love interest in the Story

Joseph Pallazo- The man who killed Jude's father, because the crack

Crack cocaine

Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...

he was selling was too weak to get high on. He leaves Jude alive, which he says he never regretted.

External links

• An excerpt from the novel from the author's website