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Rettie and the Ragamuffin Parade

by Trinka Hakes Noble

HistoryFamiliesPovertyJuvenile fictionThanksgiving DayInfluenza Epidemic, 1918-1919Children's fictionPoverty, fiction

In 1918 a deadly influenza was sweeping across America. The pandemic ravaged families, leaving thousands of children orphans. But in the tenement apartments of New York City's Lower East Side, one young girl is determined to keep her family safe.

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Book data: Open Library