I think my stepfather was odd his only interest were grades and church " what influence did daddy have on james and the family? (chapter12)

Hunter Jordan, Ruth's new husband, became like a real father to James. Ruth and Jordan met while Ruth was selling church dinners in the plaza in front of the building. After their marriage, no distinction was ever made between the McBride and the Jordan children. When James was six or seven, he remembers moving to a four-bedroom pink stucco house in St. Albans, Queens; Jordan had spent his life savings to buy it. This was a lasting legacy for the family. His presence was a moral compass for the family.