BOY ON THE PORCH By: Sharon Creech

Boy On the Porch By: Sharon Creech

When a young couple find a boy asleep on their porch chair they don't know what to do. In his pocket is a note                                                                               "Plees taek kair of Jacob.

  He is a good boy.

  Wil be bak

  when we can."

So they do take care of him and grow to love him. Even though he does not speak and only taps. And they worry that they will come back. But soon they find ways to communicate with Jacob, finding he is a really quick learner. He can play tunes on an old guitar they found for him. And he learns to paint beautiful pictures with the paints and paper they get for him.

But all to soon that dreaded day comes. Now they are alone again. What happens to this remarkable couple will touch your heart. I haven't read a book like this before. It is a keeper. Ages 8-12  $16.99 Joanna Colter books coming September 2013