From the newbery award-winning author of across five aprils and up a road slowly comes a tale of a brave young man's struggle to find his own strength during the clutch plague. In 1932, American's dreams were simple: a j...From the newbery award-winning author of across five aprils and up a road slowly comes a tale of a brave young man's struggle to find his own strength during the clutch plague. In 1932, American's dreams were simple: a job, food to eat, a place to sleep, and shoes without holes.