Orphan

By John Weber

Subjects: Adoption, Biography, Presidents, Families, Voyages and travels, Fiction, Orphans, Nobel Prize winners, Civil rights workers, Juvenile fiction, History, Best friends, Family life, Friendship

Description: Thirteen-year-old Homer suddenly learns that he is adopted and sets out from 1930s Iowa for New York City with his best friend, Jamie, aided by friends old and new as he tries to learn about his origins and, in the process, discovers what family really means.