David is only nine when Dad drowns on the last day of vacation. Haunted by what he witnessed, he thinks life can't get any worse. That is until Mom marries Mr. Fulton, Dad's business partner, a much older man. To escape the beatings and verbal abuse, David runs away for the sixth time. He is placed in foster care at the age of almost thirteen, until the Court can find out whom to blame. For a boy that has been accused of lying and stealing, no one will believe what he heard Mr. Fulton saying on the phone about his business dealings. DREAM CATCHER is a Christian novel that won second place...

David continues to have a trust issue eventhough his abusive stepfather and mother died in a car crash. Mark does his best as a foster parent to remain calm and explain his few rules. Then a deaf child named Freddie comes to live with them for a short stay after his great-uncle is injured. Mark feels a need to carry pen and paper, but David has begun sign language at church. Freddie loves to joke using a play on words to confuse David. Freddie learns about Jesus for the first time, not even knowing the correct sign. The two boys become close, much like real brothers. ""Heartwarming tale of a...