Soupy leaves home
"Pearl Plankette ran away from her home to escape an abusive father and unhappy future. Disguised and reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to an unlikely hobo and they begin their journey from the cold heartbreak of their eastern homes toward the sunny promise of California in this trai...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
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Milwaukie, OR :
Dark Horse Books,
2020.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | "Pearl Plankette ran away from her home to escape an abusive father and unhappy future. Disguised and reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to an unlikely hobo and they begin their journey from the cold heartbreak of their eastern homes toward the sunny promise of California in this train-hopping, depression-era coming-of-age tale. Now includes an educators guide written by Meryl Jaffe, PhD." -- |
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| Physical Description: | 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-14 Grades 7-9 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references. |
| ISBN: | 9781506722054 1506722059 9781616554316 1616554312 |
| Author Notes: | In addition to writing books, she writes plays, makes movies, does performance pieces, and still occasionally rocks out. Born in New York City to French Canadian parents, she is a citizen of both America and Canada. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles. The author lives in Los Angeles, CA. |
