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The Boys of San Joaquin

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 43 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
Paolo calls Rufus "a Mack truck with no one driving." Rufus is the O'Neil family dog, and he shows up one morning with part of a twenty-dollar bill in his teeth.

Twelve-year-old Paolo figures that there must be more where that bill came from, and since his cousin Billy needs to repair a bent wheel on his bike, there's a reason for looking. Soon Paolo, his brother Georgie, and Billy end u... More
Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages240
ISBN-100689876068
ISBN-13978-0689876066
Publication Date02/01/2005
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About D. James Smith (Author) : D. James Smith lives in California, where he studied with poet Philip Levine. A recipient of a fellowship in creative writing from the National Endowment for the Arts, winner of The Edgar Allen Poe Aw... more
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