After his father dies, Dave is sent from his home on the Lower East Side to the dismal Hebrew Home for Boys

Author/Illustrator: Gail Carson Levine
Format: Paperback
Published: HarperCollins, 1999

After his father dies, Dave is sent from his home on the Lower East Side to the dismal Hebrew Home for Boys on 113^th Street.  Life looks bleak until Dave sneaks out one night and meets a kind man named Solly. Together, they attend the fabulous salon parties of the Harlem Renaissance and have experiences Dave never imagined. Dave at Night achieves the perfect mix of great characters, adventure, and historical fiction.