Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres - ISBN: 9780440418849
Paperback
Depression-era Pittsburgh: A bullied boy uncovers a mystery to save his family.

Macaroni Boy

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2004

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Summary

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.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780440418849
ISBN-10:0440418844
Author:Katherine Ayres
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:15 August 2004
Weight:147g
Dimensions:195mm x 130mm x 12mm
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Critics Review

“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“Vivid touches abound.”—Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Katherine Ayres

Katherine Ayres is the author of Family Tree, which has been named to several state award lists, and North by Night- A Story of the Underground Railroad. She also teaches writing at Chatham University.

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