Will's Choice

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Book Overview

It's 1866 and 12-year-old Will Scott is not happy to be riding the orphan train. That's because Will's not really an orphan. He has a father--Jesse, a circus performer. But Will is no good at circus... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385322941
• ISBN13: 9780385322942
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

The choice of a lifetime

Basically, Will is rather upset and can't believe that his father would just abandon him. He is placed with a kind couple who loves Will. They are Otto and Sarah Wallace, Otto is a doctor and often takes Will with him to meet his patients. He believes that Will has a real shot at becoming a doctor himself. When his father, Jesse, comes with his traveling circus, Will is torn on whether to go with his father, or stay with the Wallaces. This is a very good book, that builds up to the plot, nicely.