| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
305 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"Joanna Cotler Books." |
| Indexed In: |
Booklist starred, April 15, 2007 |
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School library journal, July 2007 |
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Kirkus, July 01, 2007 |
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Horn book, September 2007 |
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The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2007 |
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Horn book guide starred, vol. XIX, no. 1, Spring 2008, p. 77 |
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Wilson Middle and junior high school library catalog |
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Wilson Children's catalog |
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VOYA 2007 no. 4 |
| Summary |
In 1905, ten-year-old Billy lives with an aunt and uncle until his work in a coal mine and involvement with a union brings trouble, then he joins a circus in hopes of finding his father. |
| Audience |
010-014. BTSB. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG RL 5.4 9.0 115803 PCMS |
| Subject |
Self-reliance -- Fiction.
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Orphanages -- Fiction.
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Coal mines and mining -- Fiction.
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Circus -- Fiction.
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West Virginia -- History -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
006077570X (trade) |
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0060775718 (lib. ed.) |
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