West of Rehoboth

<p>Set in the early 1960s <em>West of Rehoboth</em> is the moving story of twelve-year-old Edward Massey. Each summer to escape the heat of Philadelphia Edward's family moves to Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The coloreds only side of a pristine resort on Rehoboth Beach offers work for his mother and a sandy playground for his sister. But for Edward -- an imaginative inquisitive boy -- it offers the chance to understand his reclusive curmudgeonly Uncle Rufus a man caught in a swirl of hard luck and bad choices. <p>Forging a tenuous bond their relationship will take Edward on a harrowing journey through Rufus's past facing the violence disappointment and frustration that shaped his destiny. Award-winning author Alexs Pate tells a mesmerizing story -- of family of coming of age of reconciliation -- revealing the extraordinary compassion and healing power of one unforgettable boy.</p>