Dave at Night, Gail Carson Levine
Dave at Night, Gail Carson Levine
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Dave at Night

Author: Gail Carson Levine

Narrator: Jason Harris

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2010

Synopsis

It was the last place anyone should have called Home, the last place for kids to live —

The year is 1926. Dave's beloved father is dead and his stepmother doesn't want him. Only the HHB will take him in—Hebrew Home for Boys — Hell Hold for Brats. But Dave is tough and a troublemaker. He can take care of himself. If he doesn't like the Home, he'll run away and find a better place. Only it's not that simple...

About The Author

When GAIL CARSON LEVINE was growing up, her favorite book was Peter Pan by James M. Barrie, and she thought Wendy was an idiot for wanting to leave Neverland. Gail has been reading fairy tales all her life, but she didn't start writing them until she was grown up. Her eleven books for children include Newbery Honor-winning Ella Enchanted, available on audio from Listening Library, and the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf. She lives with her husband, David, and their Airedale terrier, Baxter, in a two-hundred-year-old farmhouse in New York's Hudson Valley.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on July 07, 2011

This utterly charming story by the author of ELLA ENCHANTED often gets overlooked in favor of Levine's fantasy books, but it truly should not be. Dave is a wonderful character, as are the people he meets sneaking out at night to dance and listen to music in Harlem during the Jazz Age. This is a beau......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on October 27, 2008

This engaging story by the author of Ella Enchanted transports us to 1926 Manhattan, from the teeming immigrant neighborhoods of the lower east side to the artistic Renaissance evolving uptown in Harlem. The sudden death of his father leaves David Caros orphaned and abandoned by his uncaring stepmot......more

Goodreads review by Phil on December 05, 2015

This book is rad! But no one reads it! Why? Maybe it didn't win the right medals. Maybe the cover is too boring. I blame the title! It's boring! Let's fix it! I think these would be better: CHUTZPAH THE HARD WAY DAVE CAROS AND THE GREAT ORPHANAGE BREAKOUT GOTTA GET THAT CARVING HELL HOLE FOR BRATS THE GA......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on February 29, 2020

Final count: 3 sobs, 2 gasps, countless chuckles, and vast enjoyment.......more

Goodreads review by Elinor on April 14, 2013

Dave, the hero of the story, is immediately endearing, as is his papa, whose loss I feel keenly. Even in his deep grief Dave retains his sense of curiosity and adventure, and he tries to dull his emotions and hurt by insisting to himself and others he doesn't need anyone. He is actually dying to be......more

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