Title: Macaroni boy
Description: In Pittsburgh in 1933, sixth-grader Mike Costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences, but the only way he can find out the truth about what's happening is to be nice to the class bully. Includes historical facts.
Subjects: Depressions, Great Depression, 1929-1939, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Catholic schools, Fiction, Schools, Food poisoning, History, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction, Family life, fiction, Depressions, fiction, Pennsylvania, fiction
Places: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Time periods: 1929, 20th century