Title: Boom town boy
First published: 1948
Description: Set in the 1920s in Oklahoma at the height of the oil boom, Orvie Robinson's grandfather strikes it rich when oil is found on his land. He teaches the family a lesson in values when he gives them money and they spend it recklessly. Eventually the Robinsons miss the work of the farm and learn to value both hard work and money.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Country life, fiction, Oklahoma, fiction
Places: Oklahoma
Time periods: 1920
LC classification: PZ7.L54 Bn