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Overview"A good dose of adventure and mystery will attract boys to this lively historical novel, set in the rough-and-tumble Pittsburgh neighborhood called The Strip during the Great Depression. Girls who love historical fiction will love the details and relationships. During the Great Depression, a boy who faces bullying stumbles upon a mystery and comes of age in this novel that integrates fact and opinion and has a rich 1930's vocabulary. Extra material- An Author's Note is included in the back of the book. Mike Costa has lived his whole life in The Strip, Pittsburgh's warehouse and factory district. His father's large Italian family runs a food wholesale business, and Mike is used to the sounds and smells of men working all night to unload the trains that feed the city. But it's 1933, and the Depression is bringing tough times to everyone. Money problems only add to Mike's worries about his beloved grandfather, who is getting forgetful and confused. Mike is being tormented at school by a loud-mouth named Andy Simms, who calls Mike ""Macaroni Boy."" But when dead rats start appearing in the streets, that name changes to ""Rat Boy."" Around the same time Mike notices that his grandfather is also physically sick. Can whatever is killing the rats be hurting Mike's grandfather? It's a mystery Mike urgently needs to solve in this atmospheric, fast-paced story filled with vibrant period detail." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katherine AyresPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House USA Children's Books Edition: Collector's and Revised and Updated to Include New Develop a Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.40cm Weight: 0.153kg ISBN: 9780440418849ISBN 10: 0440418844 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 13 July 2004 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children / Juvenile , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn involving and informative kid's-eye look at several aspects of city life in the 1930s. -- School Library Journal<br> <br> Vivid touches abound. -- Kirkus Reviews <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition. An involving and informative kid's-eye look at several aspects of city life in the 1930s. -School Library Journal Vivid touches abound. -Kirkus Reviews An involving and informative kid's-eye look at several aspects of city life in the 1930s. --School Library Journal Vivid touches abound. --Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition. An involving and informative kid's-eye look at several aspects of city life in the 1930s. -- School Library Journal<br> <br> Vivid touches abound. -- Kirkus Reviews <p> From the Hardcover edition. Author InformationKatherine Ayresis the author ofFamily Tree, which has been named to several state award lists, andNorth by Night- A Story of the Underground Railroad. She also teaches writing at Chatham University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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