Dear Joey

A young boy named Joey befriends an elderly woman named Mrs. Benson who is a widow and lives all alone. The boy visits the woman almost daily doing various chores for her: mowing the lawn; raking leaves; washing windows; etc. The friendlly Mrs. Benson treats Joey with love and kindness and rewards him with lemonade ice tea chocolate cake watermelon and her homecooked fried chicken. Joey enjoys her delicious treats but more importantly he eagerly drinks in Mrs. Bensons kindness and tenderness and their relationship deepens. As they play cards together and share meals Mrs. Benson is aware of a profound sadness in Joey. Intuitively she knows that Joey is a victim of child abuse at home. One day Joey arrives at Mrs. Bensons house to find a police oficer standing on the porch writing on a clipboard. Joey learns that Mrs. Benson has died and hes devastated by the loss. Some time goes by and one day Joey finds in his mailbox a letter and a check for $5000 from the late Mrs.Bensons attorney. Although the check is most welcomed its the information found in Mrs. Bensons letter that turns Joeys life around. And Joey uses that information to postively impact the life of another little neighbor boy who is also the victim of child abuse at home. A heartwarming story and one that needs to be told Dear Joey features forewords by Doris Buffett Robert Vaughn Pat Boone Joe Girard and Papa Joe Bradford.