Soupy Leaves Home
by Cecil Castellucci, Jose Pimienta (Illustrator)
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"When Pearl runs away from her abusive father, she has nowhere to go--until she stumbles upon a disguise that gives her the key to a new identity. Reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to Ramshackle, a hobo who takes her under his wing. Ramshackle's kindness and protection go a long way toward helping Soupy heal from her difficult past. But he has his own demons to wrestle with, and he'll need Soupy just as much as she needs him. Two misfits with no place to call home take a show more train-hopping journey from the cold heartbreak of their Eastern homes to the sunny promise of California in this Depression-era coming-of-age tale"-- show lessTags
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Hobo life during the Great Depression romanticized to the point of ridiculousness.
Guys, it's so good. Do yourself a favor and set aside an evening to read it. It deeply touched the wanderer in me. The "Code of the Road" is rules for humanity and life.
about a character nicknamed Soupy who become a hobo and travels the country on the rails making friends and learning the ropes. not bad
middlegrade/teen historical fiction graphic novel (1930s hoboing).
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- Original publication date
- 2017
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Graphic Novels & Comics, Kids, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips
- LCC
- PN6727 .C389 .S68 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.69)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 1
