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Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres (2003, Library Binding)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100385900856
ISBN-139780385900850
eBay Product ID (ePID)2320471
Product Key Features
Book TitleMacaroni Boy
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistorical / United States / 20th Century, School & Education, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorKatherine Ayres
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2002-006768
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.
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey DecimalFic
SynopsisMike 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. From the Hardcover edition.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.A969Mac 2003
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