Description
The novel is about a nine-year-old boy named Morris Bird III who goes on a journey to visit a friend. The journey takes him all the way across Cleveland. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Cleveland industrial disaster of 1944.
On a quiet autumn afternoon in 1944, nine-year-old Morris Bird III decides to visit a friend who lives on the other side of town. So he grabs the handle of his red wagon and, with his little sister in tow, begins an incredible pilgrimage across Cleveland . . . and out of childhood forever. Set against the backdrop of one of the worst industrial disasters in American history, Don Robertson's enduring, beloved masterwork is a remarkable story of destiny, bravery, and responsibility, as fresh and relevant as when it first appeared in print.