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The shad are running

by Judith St. George · 1977

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Eleven-year-old Cornelius Van Loon is destined to be a fisherman but is terrified of the water. The collision of two steamboats on the Hudson River tests his courage.

Themes
father sonfather sonMore like thisLess of thisfathersfathersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
USAUSAMore like thisLess of thisHudson River ValleyHudson River ValleyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 79 pages

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