Without a Home is the second novel in a trilogy of books that follow a boy named David, and his experience with abuse-and the ways in which he survives it. Without a Home chronicles David's teenage years as he navigates the many sides of the foster care system in Cleveland, Ohio. The first book in the trilogy, The Broken Son, depicts David's life up to the age of twelve in Detroit, Michigan, where he lives with his abusive parents. He has reason to believe that they are determined to kill him. To make matters worse, David is plagued with hallucinations of an evil clown who makes his journey that much more difficult. The trilogy concludes with Never Again, the final book in the trilogy. David, now a grown man returning from war, finds himself forced to live with his parents once more. Only this time, it's David who wants to do the killing.