TY - BOOK AU - Nielsen,Jennifer A. TI - The Free State of Jax SN - 9781546166085 AV - PZ7.N5672 Fr 2025 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic Press KW - Orphans KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Dysfunctional families KW - Family secrets KW - Bullies KW - Bullying KW - Missing persons KW - Fiction KW - Family problems KW - Bullies and bullying KW - Mystery and detective stories KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General KW - bisacsh KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age KW - Kansas KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft KW - Novels N1 - Ages 9-12; Scholastic Press; Grades 4-6; Scholastic Press N2 - Tired of living with his neglectful and bullying relatives, twelve-year-old Jax finds solace on a nearby lake where he creates his own micronation, only to find himself entangled in a mystery that threatens his newfound freedom and forces him to confront family secrets ER -