A boy named Walter
By: Les & Genny Nuckolls
Contributors: Nuckolls, Genny, 1946- author
Publisher: Bonneville Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Springville, Utah
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599559322
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Boys; Runaway children; Education; Fiction
Description: A twelve-year-old boy runs away from his abusive foster home and hitchhikes to Sea View, California. He gets a job, signs up for school, and with the help of a compassionate widow, an understanding coworker, and some perceptive teachers, he lives on his own from then on.
Table of contents: title: Run for your life; title: A place called Sea View; title: To tell the truth; title: School days are coming; title: Support from coworkers; title: School bells ring; title: Called to the office; title: Friendships; title: Looking back at my first job; title: Surprise visit to the counseling office; title: A brush with death; title: The long days of summer; title: A ride to remember; title: Music can lift our lives; title: Pain, pain, go away; title: Keep your priorities straight; title: Don't dwell on the past; title: Must set goals; title: Feeling bad about winning; title: To be rich or right; title: Graduation-a day to remember; title: All aboard for Berkeley; title: Deciding on a career.