The Treasure in the Tiny Blue Tin

When twelve-year-old Max Miller immigrates to America with his mother and sister in 1912, he wants only to be together with his family and forget the old country where they were persecuted for being Jewish and where his two brothers died. The family lives above Max's uncle's store, and Max, on a treasured new bicycle, makes deliveries for his uncle. Not at all a typical Texan, Max likes to go to school, doesn't know how to swim or fish and is afraid of horses, completely the opposite of Joe Hollis, the blacksmith's son, who taunts Max about being Jewish and a greenhorn. When his papa, a peddler, doesn't come home for Passover, Max fears he may be a victim of an outbreak of meningitis. Max decides to ride his bicycle in search of his father, and his journey leads over flooded creeks and unfamiliar territory. Joe follows him out of town and joins him on his journey. The two boys learn to understand each other and become fast friends as they survive the perils of wilderness Texas.

Summary

In the early 1900s in Texas, a twelve-year-old Jewish immigrant runs away to search for his father who he fears is sick, and he is joined on his dangerous journey by a prejudiced country boy.

Product details

• Authors: DUCHARME, Dede DuCharme, Dede Fox DuCharme
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 13
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780875651804
• ISBN: 978-0-87565-180-4
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: Chaparral Books (Paperback); Chaparral Books
• Subject: Children's and young people's books