Horace Hobart is the new kid on the block in New York City and he's scared. His sister warns that the scary Purple Falcon Gang is going to cream him. He puts on his wild uncle's dragon jacket, covers a sty with an eye-patch and swaggers out. Through an amazing coincidence in the first hour of school, he takes the name ACE and fools the Falcons. Then Ace falls for Raven, the Falcons' beautiful buddy. Looking tough now, he's recruited to act in a low-budget film and gets parts for his new friends. During a night shoot, one of the Falcons disappears when the Piranha Gang disrupts the filming....

One summer night his dad says, "HOBART is not my real last name, Ace We're going on a journey to find my roots and my bliss." About to protest that he'd rather hang out at home in New York City with the Falcons, Ace wonders if he's related to someone like Humphrey Bogart or Buffalo Bill. Driving a thousand miles to Kansas City to find out why Dad was placed in an orphanage right after birth, they search for his grandmother, the only one who knows his true identity. "A whole state full of girls and what are we doing?" Ace writes back home. "Looking for an 80 year old woman " But Ace's...

The NLN Council for Nursing Centers Annual Meeting and Seventh Nationa l Conference on Nursing Centers brought together the nation's experts to focus on the present and future role of nursing centers. This compe lling book reports on the current status of nursing centers and explai ns why they thrive or fail. Contributors also discuss nuts and bolts t opics including reimbursement, financing and public policy issues, new funding sources, and how to expand clinical services.