Everyone has secrets in high school. But no one has a secret quite like Camila Hernandez's. For as long as Camila can remember, her mother has been in prison. And Camila has tried to make sure no one finds out. She avoids all friendships. She keeps to herself. Because if people get too close to her, they might find out the truth. And once they know, they will see her only as a criminal's daughter. Sure, some of Camila's classmates also have parents doing time. But her mother isn't any ordinary criminal. Her mother is on death row.
"Jones tackles the challenges of children with incarcerated parents in his high/low series Locked Out. Camila's mother is on death row for murdering a police officer. The 17-year-old, who has lived in a series of relatives' homes, keeps her mother a secret. No one knows who she is in her current school until a boy from middle school moves to her area, recognizes her, and threatens to expose her. S
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"Jones's new urban lit series, Locked Out, focuses on teens whose parents' crimes and incarceration have sent their children's lives into a downward spiral. Guarding Secrets, set in Anaheim, California, focuses on high school junior Camila Hernandez, who has spent the past ten years bouncing among relatives and trying to keep her family secret from classmates..."
