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Boom Town Boy

by Lois Lenski
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A boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma 
It’s hot in Oklahoma. There’s no wind, the wells are dry, and the ground is dead. Orvie’s family is doing everything they can to keep their farm going. If they miss a payment on the mortgage, the bank will take their home away, and they’ll have nowhere else to go. Farming is tough, honest work, and it’s no way to get rich. For years, Orvie’s grandfather has sworn that there’s oil under their land, and as soon as it starts bubbling up, they’ll have more money than they know what to do with. But when the oil boom sweeps across Oklahoma, Orvie will find there are some problems that money can’t solve.
 
This rich portrait of life during the Oklahoma oil boom provides a lovingly detailed look at a forgotten time in history.
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Publisher: Open Road Media

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 13, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781504021982
  • File size: 5884 KB
  • Release date: October 13, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781504021982
  • File size: 7443 KB
  • Release date: October 13, 2015

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Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction

Languages

English

A boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma 
It’s hot in Oklahoma. There’s no wind, the wells are dry, and the ground is dead. Orvie’s family is doing everything they can to keep their farm going. If they miss a payment on the mortgage, the bank will take their home away, and they’ll have nowhere else to go. Farming is tough, honest work, and it’s no way to get rich. For years, Orvie’s grandfather has sworn that there’s oil under their land, and as soon as it starts bubbling up, they’ll have more money than they know what to do with. But when the oil boom sweeps across Oklahoma, Orvie will find there are some problems that money can’t solve.
 
This rich portrait of life during the Oklahoma oil boom provides a lovingly detailed look at a forgotten time in history.
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Open Road Media

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 13, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781504021982
    File size: 5884 KB
    Release date: October 13, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781504021982
    File size: 7443 KB
    Release date: October 13, 2015

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English