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Description

During the Depression, Reuben and his out-of-work parents move from Oklahoma to Minnesota, where his father gets a job as a carnival wingwalker and Reuben has a chance to overcome his terror of flying.

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First Sentence

I LIKED TO LOOK OUT at the world from our attic window.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Rosemary Wells (Author)
  2. Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
 

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