Award-winning Sharon Creech has an exceptional ability to write tenderly. In this touching modern fairy story she captures the rewards of love freely given to children. When John and Marta find a little boy asleep on their porch one morning they have no idea who has left him there. Nonetheless, they set about looking after him and name him Jacob.
Jacob doesn’t speak but he communicates in other ways especially through music and art. As the weeks and months pass, John and Marta grow to love Jacob more and more. But they always know that he is not truly theirs. When Jacob is reclaimed Marta and John put their love into caring for other children.
Their happiness grows and the children flourish and one day they are sure Jacob will return.
A young couple wakes up to find a strange boy asleep on their porch. At first they don't expect him to stay, but stay he does, and as the couple's connection to him grows, the three of them blossom into an unlikely family. But where has he come from and to whom does he belong?
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A young couple wakes up to find a strange boy asleep on their porch. At first they don't expect him to stay, but stay he does, and as the couple's connection to him grows, the three of them blossom into an unlikely family.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Boy on the Porch and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Boy on the Porch features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Boy on the Porch was written by Sharon Creech and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Boy on the Porch has 151 pages