Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent, gets approval from the state of New York to start a unique halfway house for young criminals. I wasn’t disappointed.Īs I read the book I almost had the feeling that I was reading a young adult version of the 1989 movie The Dream Team starring Michael Keaton. When I saw THE JUVIE THREE on the shelf I knew I had to give it a try. I’ve enjoyed SCHOOLED and BORN TO ROCK and I’m looking forward to his installment in the 39 CLUES series. I am fast becoming a fan of Gordon Korman. If the boys are discovered, their second chance will be their last. Or Terence starts reverting to his old ways. They will go to school, do their community service, attend therapy, and act like model citizens until Healy's memory returns and he can resume his place with them.īut life keeps getting in the way.like when Gecko finds romance. Afraid of being sent back to Juvie, the guys hatch a crazy scheme to continue on as if the group leader never left. But when Healy awakes, he has no memory of them or the halfway house. Terrified of the consequences, they drop him off at a hospital and run away.

Things are going well, until one night Healy is accidentally knocked unconscious while trying to break up a scuffle among the boys. A former juvenile delinquent himself, Healy is running an experimental halfway house in New York City where he wants to make a difference in the lives of kids like Gecko, Terence, and Arjay. Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago.Īll three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance at life in the form of Douglas Healy.

The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman