Macaroni Boy
$19.77
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2004
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.
An Author’s Note is included in the back…
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: | 12mm x 130mm x 195mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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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
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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