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11/18/13

Rudy Rides the Rails

Title:  Rudy Rides the Rails
AUTHOR: Dandi Daley Mackall
ILLUSTRATOR: Chris Ellison
PUBLISHER:  Sleeping Bear Press        
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007
GENRE:  Historical Fiction                 
READING LEVEL: Grades 1-4
BRIEF OVERVIEW:A young boy during the Great Depression decides to get on a train and work his way across America in order to get money for his family.
 INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will study the Great Depression and learn what it was like to be a child during that time.
Students will write a paragraph on what they would do during the Great Depression to help their family. 
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shayla Samaras Valdosta State Univeristy
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