Not everyone living in the 1930s and 40s learned to skin skunks, eat bear meat and roast eels along the Mad River, but it was all part of Paul’s life. As the only white boy in an all-Indian school, Paul developed strong relationships with his classmates and neighbors. Railroads, hobos, floating watermelons and lessons about spleens will captivate your imagination after an unexpected move threw Paul into new circumstances. His lively true stories show the innocence of kids during the Depression, from the historic migration of the “Okies” from the Midwest’s Dust Bowl to California’s agricultural fields and through World War II.