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In 1932, during the Depression in Ohio, thirteen-year-old Rudy, determined to help his family weather the hard times, hops a train going west to California and experiences the hobo life.Tags
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This story is of a boy who wants to help during the Great Depression. He leaves home trying to live in the real world and find some money. What he does find is kindness from others. From Hobos, and he learns the tricks of surviving. This is a great story for adventure.
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Dandi Daley Mackall received an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri. She is an author of books for both children and adults and has published more than 450 titles. Her books include Eva Underground, Love Rules, Kindred Sisters, Just One of Me, Rudy Rides the Rails, and the I'm Not Afraid series. She is has won several awards for show more her writing, including the Helen Keating Ott Award for Contributions to Children's Literature and a two Mom's Choice Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Rudy Rides the Rails
- Important events
- Interbellum (1918 | 1939); Great Depression
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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