Family Pose
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- Synopsis
- Feeling unwanted, an eleven-year-old orphan runs away from his foster home and lives on the streets until he finds a new type of family at a hotel. It was good to have a warm place to sleep. David had been running for three days now and had had enough of Seattle's cold, wet street life. But soon he is discovered sleeping in the hallway of the Hotel Jefferson by Paul, the night bellboy. Concerned for the boy and risking his own job, Paul lets David sleep in an unused room for the night. He hopes to convince David to return home in the morning, or at least to talk to a friend of Paul's at Social Services. But one night turns into two, and then more, as Paul finds David unwilling to take either course of action. It takes time before the boy will even tell Paul his name. Paul's fondness for David grows, which makes it hard to turn the boy in. And as David spends more time in the hotel, getting to know Paul's workmates and their own individual stories, he, too, finds acceptance and warmth he hasn't felt in a long time. In return, David discovers his own capacity to give and to confront the past that he is running from. Family Pose is a moving, thought-provoking novel that affirms the simple value of commitment from one human being to another. There are 56 more books by the popular author Dean Hughes featuring boys in sports, war, fun and life in the Bookshare library. Look for the Lucky Ladd, Nutty Nutsell, Angel Falls All Stars and Angel Fall Hoop series and several stand alone novels.
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 184 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780689313967
- Publisher:
- Atheneum
- Date of Addition:
- 02/22/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Dean Hughes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Grade Levels:
- Fourth grade
- Reading Age:
- 8–12
- Submitted By:
- Evan Reese
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.