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.
year: 2010
call number/section: 1000
subjects: orphans, fiction, adoption, voyages and travels, best friends, friendship, iowa, history, 20th century, fiction