AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
9
Word Count
57,201
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
115803 EN
About this book
In 1905, ten-year-old Billy is taken from an orphanage to live with an aunt and uncle he never knew. He enjoys his first taste of family life until his work in a coal mine and union brings trouble, and he joins a circus to hide from danger.