Publisher's Synopsis
Beyond Family starts off with Nick (9). The only one Nick has is his dog, Kara. They are sleeping in an alley. One day, Nick has a substitute teacher (Ty). Ty offers to walk Nick home but Nick takes off before he can. Later, Ty sees Nick in a soup kitchen. Again, he offers to walk Nick home. Again, Nick takes off before he can. The next day, Ty follows Nick to the alley. That night he takes Nick and Kara into his home. What starts as friendship turns into much more. After Ty's heroic side is more known, more friends come into the lives of Nick and Ty.
