Synopses & Reviews
Once upon a time in America, half the people lost every dime they ever had. Then the coming of the Dust Bowl hit as hard as a prairie tornado. Reuben, just completing second grade in Ambler, Oklahoma, has grown up knowing the richness of farm life. Now his father, desperate to make ends meet, takes a job as a wingwalker in a traveling county fair. Uprooted from the life he's loved and afraid of his own shadow, Reuben needs a full measure of love and courage to get by.
Synopsis
Although second-grader Reuben grew up knowing the richness of farm life, his father is desperate to make ends meet now that the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl have hit the family hard. He takes a job as a plane wingwalker in a traveling county fair. Uprooted from the life he's loved, Reuben needs love and courage to get by. Full-color illustrations.