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Gr 4–6—Sammy, a Polish immigrant to New York, is sent to stay with his aunt and awful cousin Joshua at a hotel in the Catskills, just after World War I. His newly remarried dad thinks he's sending his son on vacation, but Aunt Pearl has other plans for the boy—she has signed him up to work at the hotel to earn his keep. This is fine with Sammy, as he soon befriends 15-year-old Adam, who also does odd jobs around the property. Adam tells Sammy about the Hermit, an escaped sla...Log In or Sign Up to Read More