West of Rehoboth

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Set in the early 1960s, West of Rehoboth 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.

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.