Seventeen year-old Ticker Naft can't read or write; his sister
won't get out of bed; and his father has a worrisome health
problem. Then there's that big mystery Grandma keeps hinting at
about Grandpa and the long ago house fire next door. When Grandpa
dies abruptly after a smelt-eating contest, Ticker is thrown into
an adult world that is at once captivating and cruel. Far from the
safe haven of his special classes at school, he enters an
apprenticeship on the local railroad, where he changes rails,
pounds spikes, throws switches, and tries to figure out the often
confusing intentions of his co-workers. But Ticker's true test
comes when he is accused of a shameful crime he didn't commit.
While he negotiates this tricky course on Grandpa's three-wheeled
bicycle, events seem determined to bring him down. Ticker must
muster all his strength to keep his head above water while he tries
to honor Grandpa's secret to life: Got to find a way.
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