Almost a Hero
By John Neufield
ISBN: 0689319711, c.1995
Ben’s class project for spring break requires that each student must volunteer at a community charity organization. Ben chooses Sidewalk’s End, a day care center for homeless children. After his first day, he thinks he sees one of the children being abused by his mother. He tries to act responsibly and call 911. The consequences are not what he expects and his experiences at Sidewalk’s End help him come to terms with a tragedy in his own life.
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