His mom died of complication from having Dave. His papa fell off the roof of a house . He died on October 26,1926. Izzy was a school bully. Ida was his stepmother. Gideon was his brother. Mr. Meltzer is the head of the orphanage. Mr. Bloom known as Mr.Doom. The orphanage gets to keep all the stuff he brings like his papa's carving. Dave sneaks at of the orphanage. He meets Solly and Irma Lee. He also gets invited to a party . When he gets back to the orphanage , Mr.Bloom beat him up Dave. Solly goes to get Dave from the orphanage.