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Description
There is eleven year-old Reuben, an asthamatic boy in the Midwest who has reason to believe in miracles. ALong with his siter and father, REuven finds himself on a cross-counrty search for his outlaw oler brother who has been controversially charged with murder. Their journey unflods like a... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Jeremiah: Davy, Reuben, and Swede's father. Works as a janitor. His job is not the best.
- Roxanna: Helps the Land family on their journey to find Davy. Eventually, Roxanna and the Land family become great friends.
- Davy: Reuben and Swede's older brother.
- Swede: Loves poetry. Writes herself. Youngest of the family.
- Reuben: Davy's younger brother who is an asthmatic. He has a younger sister, Swede.
First Sentence
From my first breath in this world, alll I wanted was a good set of lungs and the air to fill them with - given circumstances, you might presume, for an American baby of the twentieth century. (Reuben)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1- Clay
Chapter 2- His Separate Shadow
Chapter 3- Beauteous Are My Cakes Indeed
Chapter 4- Your Toughened Heart
Chapter 5- Peeking At Eternity
Chapter 6- When Sorrows Like Sea Billows Rose
Chapter 7- Late In The Night When The Fires Are Out
Chapter 8- A Boy On A Horse
Chapter 9- By The Grace Of Lurvy
Chapter 10- The Substance Of Things Hoped For
Chapter 11- The Last Thing He Would Do
Chapter 12- At War With This Whole World
Chapter 13- Something Warm
Chapter 14- The Skin Bag
Chapter 15- Under The Gibbon Moon
Chapter 16- The Throbbing Heart Of News
Chapter 17- The Little Man's Country
Chapter 18- Winning Her Hand
Chapter 19- Boy Ready
Chapter 20- The Ledger Of Our Decisions
Chapter 21- The Red Farm
Chapter 22- Be Jubilant, My Feet
Chapter 23- The Curious Music That I Hear
Acknowledgments
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