Cyndi (USA: MS) (2011/01/23):
Eleven-year-old Clay Garrity is on his own. His father lost his job and left the family. Now Clay's mother is gone from their welfare hotel.
Clay is homeless and out on the streets of New York. In the park he meets two homeless man. Buddy and Calvin become Clay's new family during those harsh winter weeks. But the streets are filled with danger and despair.
If Clay leave the streets he may never find his parents again. But if he stays on the streets he may not survive at all.
An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults.
A Horn Book Fanfare Selection**"An emotionally powerful story... These are characters readers will understand and care about... Masterfully crafter..." The Horn Book **"(Fox) tells with almost unbearable clarity about a boy's quest to find himself". - Booklist
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