Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.
Down the rabbit hole : the diary of Pringle Rose / Susan Campbell Bartoletti. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (Dear America)
Summary: 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, and escapes from her uncle and aunt, on a train to Chicago — but disaster seems to follow her there. ISBN 978-0-545-29701-11. Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871—Juvenile fiction. 2. Orphans—Juvenile fiction. 3. Down syndrome—Juvenile fiction. 4. Children with mental disabilities—Juvenile fiction. 5. Diaries—Juvenile fiction. 6. Chicago (Ill.)—History—19th century—Juvenile fiction. 7. Scranton (Pa.)—History—19th century—Juvenile fiction. 8. Diary fiction. [1. Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871—Fiction. 2. Orphans—Fiction. 3. Runaways—Fiction. 4. Down syndrome—Fiction. 5. People with mental disabilities—Fiction. 6. Diaries—Fiction. 7. Chicago (Ill.)—History—19th century—Fiction. 8. Scranton (Pa.)—History—19th century—Fiction.] I. Title.
II. Series: Dear America.
PZ7.B2844Do 2013
813.54—dc23
2012023693
e-ISBN 978-0-545-47011-7
The display type was set in Runic MT.
Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi
Photo research by Amla Sanghvi
First edition, March 2013
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