This work tells the story of Karl Kerner - the son of Irish and German immigrants - in the 1912 town of Canaan Pennsylvania. Karl is soon to turn 16 and must choose between leaving school for a life in the steel mills, or continuing his education. Which path will he choose?

 

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by University of Pittsburgh Press .

Gloria Skurzynski has written more than 30 children's books. Her nonfiction book, Almost the Real Thing, won the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. She has written several nonfiction books for National Geographic including Are We Alone, an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Young People and an IRA/CBC Young Adults' Choice for 2006. She lives in Boise, ID. Visit Gloria Skurzynski at her Web site: www. gloriabooks. com.