Down the rabbit hole
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It is 1871 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and fourteen-year-old Pringle Rose, still grieving from the death of her parents, takes her brother Gideon, who has Down syndrome, escapes from her uncle and aunt, and takes a train to Chicago--but disaster seems to follow her there.
HistoryChildren with mental disabilitiesGreat Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871DiariesJuvenile fictionFictionRunawaysPeople with mental disabilitiesDown syndromeOrphansChildren's fictionOrphans, fiction