Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber interested me because it takes places during the 1920's in Kansas and Missouri. Most of the story takes place in Wellsford, Missouri. Iris is 15 years old and lives with her father in Kansas. Her mother died when she was very young. Her father recently became engaged and has plans of moving his bootery to Kansas City, Missouri with his new wife. Iris assumed that she would be moving to Kansas City too. She soon learns that her father has found her a job working for a small town doctor who needs help caring for his elderly mother. Iris is sent off to live in Wellsford, Missouri, leaving the only home and friends she has ever known. Iris struggles with feeling of abandonment and betrayal by her father. What Iris learns while living with Dr. Nesbitt and his mother are invaluable. Life is hard and unfair for Iris and when tragedy strikes again she soon experiences warmth and understanding like she has never known.
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