Characters
the bootlegging Cadillac driver
Charley
At dinner, Josh asks for more ____.
potatoes
"Here, Josh, catch my banjo."
Howie
the author's name
Irene Hunt
the annoying, gossiping dwarf
Blegan
Josh and Joey are attacked by _____
a gang of boys
"Does your mother have to dress you?"
Stefan Grondowski
historical time period of the book
The Great Depression
the boys' stage name at the restaurant
The Wild Boys of the Road
What causes Josh and Joey's separation?
Josh hits Joey
"He's not what's called a catch."
Emily
the number of chapters in the book
11
the restaurant owner
Mr. Ericsson
How does Josh lose $20?
charged with counterfeiting in the shoe store
"You couldn't ask for anything nicer, hon."
Pete Harris
name for law against illegal purchasing, transporting of alcohol
Prohibition
Josh's music teacher
Miss Crowne
Mary Grondowski's 2nd job
piano lessons for a gangster's wife
"She's Pete Harris's woman."
Florinda
the name of Josh's high school
Penn Academy