Letter from Dad (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505612073)

Seventh grader James Mitchell has a lot of questions, but three of the most pressing are: Why did his father abandon him? Where did he go? And why did he leave him with a scrapbook of random articles he wrote for the local newspaper?

Fatherless and friendless, James struggles to understand the world around him but finds it nearly impossible to make connections with people. That is, until he discovers he has a hidden talent for playing baseball. As his athletic ability grows, so does his courage to trust people. But all of his progress may be shattered when a letter appears from his father on graduation day, dredging up the three questions that have haunted him for years.

Will this mysterious message finally lead James to the answers-and the father-he's been seeking? Or will it simply topple everything he's built since his father left?

A surprising coming-of-age tale, Letter from Dad follows a shy and lonely boy's inspiring quest to locate his father, which leads him to an unimaginable discovery.