15-year-old Ian is a wealthy spoiled teenager , who in order to pass his civics class , must perform community service . He decides to go to " The Club " after being intrigued merely by its name , and little to his knowledge , turns out to be a soup kitchen . Over time , he becomes accustomed to the way the homeless are treated and how life on the streets really is . At this soup kitchen , he meets war veteran Sarge , whom suffers from PTSD following his role as a UN peacekeeper in the Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Shattered (Walters novel)