See Dave Run

"See Dave Run" like many beautiful, brilliant, young adult novels of the 1970s is disappearing at an alarming rate! The book is the tale of Dave, a 15 year old high school student. Like many teens, he is experiencing family problems. His stepfather is callous and cruel to him. His mother is an ineffectual drinker. Dave smokes pot, skips classes, and is generally fed up, so he runs away from home.This book has lost none of its power over the years. Its structure is truly interesting, the story is told utilizing different narrators: the people Dave encounters during his run, and from the point of view of the people he left behind.Though written for teens, the book doesn't mince around with the realities of life on the streets. If anything it is even more relevant when we the readers of 2000 realize the threat of AIDS rather than gonorea or VD. I don't think this book should fade into oblivion, I think it should be reissued and that almost everyone would enjoy it. Maybe future Social Workers could read it.