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Money problems only add to Mike’s worries about his beloved grandfather, who is getting forgetful and confused. But it’s 1933, and the Depression is bringing tough times to everyone.
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. Mike Costa has lived his whole life in The Strip, Pittsburgh’s warehouse and factory district. Extra material: An Author’s Note is included in the back of the book. 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.
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