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      Nowhere to Call Home

      by Cynthia DeFelice
      Published
      Apr 1999
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      208
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      Unable to cope with the financial ruin caused by the Great Depression, Frances's father has taken his own life. Sad and bewildered, Frances cashes in the railroad ticket that would have carried her to her aunt's home, trades in her dress for trousers and a cap, and hits the rails as a hobo called Frankie Blue. With Stewpot, another young hobo, as her guide, Frankie learns to sneak on and off trains, find food, and protect herself. Then Stewpot gets sick, and Frankie realizes that the reality of life on the rails is far different from her romantic notions.

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      General Fiction

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      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Jun 2001 Avon ISBN 0380733064
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      First Edition Apr 1999 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374355525
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      Jun 2001 Turtleback Books ISBN 0613359925
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      Jun 2001 Turtleback Books ISBN 0606213597
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      Jan 2000 Recorded Books ISBN 0788740253
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