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Gr 6-8 Twelve-year-old George Honiker's mother is dead and his father is in Florida, unsuccessfully seeking his fortune. So, George finds himself staying with his pregnant sister and brother-in-law in the Versailles trailer park in Ohio. The grim, industrial town is on edge because of a pending environmental lawsuit facing East Siena's polluting factory and major employer. When the court ruling closes down the mill, George comes home to discover that his relatives have driven off with the trailer in search of employment. They have le...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In an Ohio mill town that's divided between the haves and the have-nots, twelve-year-old George Honiker clearly falls into the latter category. He lives with his pregnant sister and her husband in a cramped trailer, waits for occasional checks from his father (whose latest scheme involves raising fat-free ostriches in Florida), and regards his wealthy classmate, Rennie Whitfield, with unbridled envy. When the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More