Hooch

by Mike Peterson, Christopher Baldwin (Illustrator)

Kenny Rascoe's father died in the World War, his mother in the influenza epidemic. Now he lives in Plattsburgh during the week with his Uncle Raymond, a customs officer, and, when school is out, on his grandparent' Altona farm, where he discovers that his Uncle George is a bootlegger.

Raymond is a dependable source of security and advice, but George drives a flashy roadster and provides a contrast to life as a dairy farmer.

Kenny's classmates are impressed that he knows famous gangster Eddie Nickels and his beautiful flapper girlfriend, but the excitement comes to a sudden halt one night on a dark North Country road.

38 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012