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Paperboy

by Isabelle Holland · 1999

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In 1881 in New York City, teenaged Kevin O'Donnell, ever conscious of the prejudice against the Irish poor, struggles to support his sick father and young sister by working as a messenger for a prominent newspaper but finds his job threatened when he is falsely accused of stealing from his employer.

FictionIrish AmericansJuvenile fictionNewspapersPrejudices