Boston, 1919. Itās been a terrible year for thirteen-year-old Joshua Harper. The influenza pandemic thatās sweeping the world has claimed his fatherās life; his voice has changed, so he canāt sing in the Boston Boysā Choir anymore; and now money is tight, so he must quit school to get a job. Itās not fair!
Joshua begins working as a newspaper boy, hawking papers on the street, but he soon finds himself competing with Charlestown Charlie, a tough, streetwise boy who does not make things easier for Joshua. It seems that fitting in is not as easy as it once was. Then disaster strikes the city of Boston. Joshua must do what he can to help, and in doing so he finds the placeāand the voiceāthat he thought heād lost.
This remarkable novel is fast-paced, suspenseful, and based on true incidents in Boston history.