Jack knows that if he enlists the help of adults, he may be taken from his mom, so his goal is to find her or make his way home alone. As Jack begins searching for her, the author slowly reveals that Jack's mother suffers from mental illness, and that she has abandoned Jack in the past. Jack is dismayed to discover that his mother, her tent and the car are all gone. The story begins as Jack wakes up after a night of camping in Acadia National Park. Jack is an 11-year old boy who lives outside of Boston with his mom. Will Millville and the dollar house be the answer to the Grovers' troubles? From the author of Small as an Elephant and Paper Things comes a heart-tugging novel about guilt and grief, family and friendship, and, above all, community.This spare, well-written story of abandonment will hook the reader on the first page and never let go. Some of them even seem to resent the so-called Dollar Families. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in much worse shape than it appeared from the pictures, and the locals aren't exactly welcoming. Only his sister, Anneth, is reluctant to leave her friends and the familiarity (and amenities!) of Flintlock, but with the rest of the family anxious to do what's best for grief-stricken Lowen, her protests fall on deaf ears. It seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city - and to his surprise, his mum, dad, and older brother are all onboard. When a family buys a house in a struggling town for just one dollar, they're hoping to start over - but have they traded one set of problems for another? Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover is still reeling from the shooting death of his best friend, Abe, when he stumbles across an article about a small town giving away homes for just one dollar.
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