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Black duck

Black duck

Janet Taylor Lisle

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Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.

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OL Work ID
OL17735949W

Subjects

GangstersAdventure storiesJuvenile fictionFriendshipProhibitionHistoryReading Level-Grade 7Reading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 8Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12Children's fictionProhibition, fictionFriendship, fictionAdventure and adventurers, fictionCriminals, fictionRhode island, fiction

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