In the Lackawanna coal field around Scranton, where breakers rise like dark castles over the valley, a boy who picks slate in the screen-room of Burnham Breaker is drawn into the search for a mother and a lost identity. Rhyming Joe, a kindly friend in need, and a hearing before the court figure in a story full of mine-country detail.
A heartfelt juvenile novel that shows the hard world of the anthracite breaker boys. Download the free EPUB.