Title: Orphan
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.
Subjects: Orphans, Family life, Fiction, Voyages and travels, Adoption, Best friends, Friendship, History, Families, Juvenile fiction, Nobel Prize winners, Civil rights workers, Biography, Presidents
Places: Iowa
Time periods: 20th century