The Angel Doll

The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks 1950s childhood and selfredemption Young Whitey Black so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing fouryear old sister Sandy Just across town young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route Jerry quickly learns of Whiteys desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown Whitey Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandys gift Along the way reversals of fortune theft prejudice and ultimately the boys friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them