Jesse Sings

By Victor Hess

Description:

Eight-year old Jesse Hall and his pregnant mother move to the “Eden of America,” a small rural town in Ohio, to escape an abusive father addicted to gambling and alcohol. There, Jesse is bullied by the most popular school kid, denied a church experience by a self-righteous preacher, and threatened with foster care by a well-meaning social worker. Can Jesse fulfill his dream of a normal family with his own parents and brothers and sisters? See what he does with the help of a fatherless eight-year old girl, the lovely Five and Dime clerk, and a mummified corpse. (First of a three book series following the youth of Jesse Hall)

Book Takeaway:

My readers have learned to love Jesse Hall and how he survives so much more than a child should. As his story progresses through this and two more books, the church and a faithful community step up to support him as they did when I was his age.

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Why the author wrote this book:

There is a lot of my life embedded in this book. I hoped things I learned as a young boy might impress readers today.