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Dave at night
By Levine, Gail Carson
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06028-154-0
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1999.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1999
Gr 5-9 A cross between Oliver Twist and a fairy tale, this charming story set on the edge of Harlem in 1926 features feisty troublemaker Dave. His father has died; neither his stepmother nor his poor, immigrant relatives feel they can support him. Thus, he is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys, known by its "inmates" as the "Hell Hole for Brats," and is stripped of all of his possessions, most importantly an exquisite Noah's Ark that was carved by his father. Most of the adults Dave encounters are petty and brutal. He forms an alliance with the other "ele...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
