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Scholastic
October 2006
On Sale: October 1, 2006
288 pages
ISBN: 0439078067
EAN: 9780439078061
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When Maggie's father
loses next year's salary and two of their best mules in a
bet with
Long-Fingered John, the family is left desperate for money.
They have
only a few days to get the heavy cargo in their mule-drawn
barge to
Buffalo in order to make a much-needed bonus. But when Papa
and Uncle
Hen are arrested on an alleged assault charge, 12-year-old
Maggie, her
younger brother, and their pregnant mother must fight all
manner of
adversity to save their boat, their mules, and their life
savings. Jim
Murphy is at his best in this colorful and gritty slice of
19th C. life
on the Erie Canal.
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