
Lucky strikes
About this book
With her mama recently dead and her scoundrel pa sight unseen since birth, fourteen-year-old Amelia is suddenly in charge of her younger brother and sister--and of the family gas station. Harley Blevins, local king and emperor of Standard Oil, is in hot pursuit to clinch his fuel monopoly. To keep him at bay and to stay out of the state orphanage, Melia must come up with a father--and fast.
Subjects
DepressionsBrothers and sistersPovertyOrphansHistoryFictionChildren's fictionOrphans, fictionPoverty, fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionDepressions, fictionVirginia, fictionJUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Homelessness & PovertyJUVENILE FICTION / Girls & WomenJUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster HomesJuvenile fictionService stationsTrampsAbsentee fathersJUVENILE FICTIONFamilyOrphans & Foster HomesGirls & WomenSocial Issues