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Man of the family

by Kathleen Karr · 1999

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During the 1920s, life for Istvan, the eldest child of a Hungarian-American family, holds both joy and sadness.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
father sonfather sonMore like thisLess of this
Setting
New JerseyNew JerseyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 178 pages

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