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Mike Costa has lived his whole life in The Strip, Pittsburgh’s warehouse and factory district. His father’s large Italian family runs a food wholesale business, and Mike is used to the sounds and smells of men working all night to unload the trains that feed the city. But it’s 1933, and the Depression is bringing tough times to everyone. Money problems only add to Mike’s worries about his beloved grandfather, who is getting forgetful and confused.
Mike is being tormented at school by a loud-mouth named Andy Simms, who calls Mike “Macaroni Boy.” But when dead rats start appearing in the streets, that name changes to “Rat Boy.” Around the same time Mike notices that his grandfather is also physically sick. Can whatever is killing the rats be hurting Mike’s grandfather? It’s a mystery Mike urgently needs to solve in this atmospheric, fast-paced story filled with vibrant period detail.
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 21, 2006 Type: User Review Caroline's Macaroni boy review

I read a nutmeg book titled Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres. It is an interesting and suspenseful story that left me hanging every time I closed the book. This book was set in Pittsburgh during the time of the depression.

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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 21, 2006 Type: User Review David's Review

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I read an interesting book titled Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres. It is a story set in 1933 during the great depression in Pittsburgh.
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 04, 2006 Type: User Review This book is good

Macaroni boy is a very good read. I think everyone should read it. It tells about life during the great depression. We had to read as a class book, so everytime we stopped i wanted to read some more.
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 04, 2004 Type: User Review Historical Fiction Can Be Fun

Katherine Ayres specializes in "period piece" kid fiction. Like her SILVER DOLLAR GIRL, this one takes readers into the crisis zone with lots of details. This Depression story opens up pssiibilities for teachers to tie in a lot of history. Asking...
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