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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
Times are tough for eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie and his father as the Great Depression grips Cairo, Illinois. In 1931 things get so bad that Dad must sell the house—and their beloved Lionel train set—to the bank, then head out to California in search of work. While visiting his trains, Oscar witnes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More