The Preacher's Kid
Joe Hoover
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Size: 6" x 9"
Binding: Perfect Bound
Joe Henderson, son of Evangelist Vernon Henderson, his
mother Florence and brother Jim, reside in a temporary
apartment in Portland, Oregon. It’s the mid 1950’s. The
parents attend Missionary School; Joe delivers the
Oregonian newspaper every morning, rain or shine.
Joe is a street-smart 16 year-old entrepreneur. He keeps a
set of index cards he calls his “opportunity cards”:
“Twins MK”: the master key opens all Twins apartments.
“P. Silver” means Philip, Jim’s friend, has many silver dollars.
Missionary training completed, departure for Costa Rica is
imminent. Joe exercises several criminal opportunities. He
is captured by Philip’s father; beaten, arrested, ...