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Set in Minneapolis during the Great Depression, the story follows Fred Allerton and Alice Harrington, two children caught up in the economic hardships of 1929. Their friend Dot’s father has been unemployed for nearly three years, and the bank threatens to foreclose on their home. Meanwhile, Fred and Alice meet Chet, a teenage hobo who has been living on the trains after his family could no longer afford to feed him. When the new mayor announces a drive‑out of hobos from town and Dot learns her family’s mortgage is imminently in danger, the children face the difficult task of deciding how they can support their friends in such desperate times. The novel paints a vivid picture of poverty, friendship, and the moral choices forced on young people during the era of economic calamity.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: JoAnn A. Grote
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