small as an elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Jack must survive after his mother abandoned him at a camp ground. Apparently, she leaves him often enough that Jack is not worried--at first. As days go by and the school year begins he becomes more and more concerned. His hunger and efforts to survive cold nights and being a child on the run lead to an intreguing story.
It reminded me of Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, but less terrifying. The trials of Jack are certainly gripping, but not so haunting as King's novel.
This novel would be good for 5th and 6th graders. I had a difficult time putting it down all weekend.
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