Free Lunch \;is the story of Rex&rsquo \;s efforts to navigate his first semester of sixth grade&mdash\;who to si t with\, not being able to join the football team\, Halloween in a handmad e costume\, classmates and a teacher who take one look at him and decide h e&rsquo\;s trouble&mdash\;all while wearing secondhand clothes and being h ungry. His mom and her boyfriend are out of work\, and life at home is pun ctuated by outbursts of violence. Halfway through the semester\, his famil y is evicted and ends up in government-subsidized housing in view of the s chool. Rex lingers at the end of last period every day until the buses hav e left\, so no one will see where he lives.
\nUnsparing and realisti c\, \;Free Lunch \;is a story of hardship threaded with hope and m oments of grace. Rex&rsquo\;s voice is compelling and authentic\, and \;Free Lunch \;is a true\, timely\, and essential work that illuminate s the lived experience of poverty in America. Register now to join the con versation!
\nAbout the Author: Rex Ogle is the author of \;Free Lunch\, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Awar d\; \;Punching Bag\, a New York Public Library Best Book\; \;Abuel a Don&rsquo\;t Forget Me\, finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award\; and \;Road Home\, which received a Printz Ho nor and a Stonewall Book Award Honor. He lives in Los Angeles\, California .
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