From the Newbery Award-winning author of Across Five Aprils and Up
a Road Slowly comes a tale of a brave young man's struggle to find his
own strength during the Great Depression.
"A powerfully moving story."--Chicago Daily News
In 1932, American's dreams were simple: a job, food to eat, a place to
sleep, and shoes without holes. But for millions of people these simple
needs were nothing more than dreams. At fifteen years of age, Josh has
to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people.
This is the story of a young man's struggle to find a life for himself
in the most turbulent of times.