Dave at Night.(publish-a-kid)(Letter to the editor)

Moment | February 1, 2007| | Copyright

Dave at Night is a book about Dave, an 11-year-old who lives in New York in the 1920's. Dave's father dies and his stepmother does not want Dave or his brother. Dave's brother is taken by his uncle but Dave winds up at the HHB, Hebrew Home for Boys. Some people call it "Hell Hole for Brats." Dave soon finds this is a better name for it. This cold, big place is owned by "Mr. Doom," the superintendent, who steals Dave's most important possession, a carving from his dad. This makes Dave so angry that he is determined to run away, which he does one night. He is lucky that night ...

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