Hellie Jondoe /
In 1918, as the Great War ends and the Spanish influenza pandemic begins, thirteen-year-old Hellie Jondoe survives on the streets of New York as a beggar and pickpocket until she boards the orphan train to Oregon, where she learns about loyalty, honesty, and the meaning of family.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lubbock, Tex. :
Texas Tech University Press,
[2009]
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| Summary: | In 1918, as the Great War ends and the Spanish influenza pandemic begins, thirteen-year-old Hellie Jondoe survives on the streets of New York as a beggar and pickpocket until she boards the orphan train to Oregon, where she learns about loyalty, honesty, and the meaning of family. |
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| Physical Description: | 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780896726635 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0896726630 (pbk. : alk. paper) |