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Overview2022 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award Winner, Young Adult Winner, Grand Prize Finalist Fourteen-year-old June Baker never in a million years thought she'd be dressing like a boy, sneaking into a hobo camp, and jumping onto a moving freight train to travel across the state of Tennessee. But that's what she has to do to find work so her family's farm can survive. It's 1933, and the Great Depression is spreading misery throughout America. Where once June was sitting on top of the world, now she's carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. Once she was picking fruit from the pawpaw trees, and now she's picking up the pieces of a family torn apart. Once she was climbing and falling from trees, and now she's jumping from moving trains. June knows the risks. What she doesn't know is that the railroad bull she's falling for has a devastating secret that will change the course of her life. Journey with June in Sitting on Top of the World, a historical fiction tale about family, friendship, love, loss, and hope. Sitting on Top of the World is a wholesome story appropriate for ages eleven and up and would be a fantastic addition to any classroom, library, or family collection. Now you can read the second book in the Sitting on Top of the World series: Under the Pawpaw Trees. Content warning: Some instances of physical violence, death, mention of suicide, mention of miscarriage, and characters encounter racial bigotry. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cheryl KingPublisher: Purple Marble Press Imprint: Purple Marble Press Edition: 2nd ed. Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9781737785804ISBN 10: 1737785803 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 17 October 2021 Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is honestly one of the best books I've ever read. It's heartwarming and heart wrenching, full of rich history, love and tragedy and hope, and everything good about books. """This is honestly one of the best books I've ever read. It's heartwarming and heart wrenching, full of rich history, love and tragedy and hope, and everything good about books.""" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |