Nick's Journey / Sue Fineman / 127 pages

An introduction to the Donatelli series, Nick's Journey tells of Nick's journey from New York and an abusive, negligent single mom, to his Aunt Sophia in California.  Sophia is also a single parent raising her 5 kids alone on little more than social security.  She is protecting her children and must be especially vigilant due to L. A. gang activity and her daughter Gina's unwise choices.  When Nick joins the family, he saves Gina from the gang and becomes the glue to re-cement Sophia's family.  Fast forward several years and Nick is still rescuing damsels in distress.  Included in this book are chapters introducing other books in the Donatelli series.