TY - BOOK N2 - In 1905, ten-year-old Billy is taken from an orphanage to live with an aunt and an uncle of whose existence he was previously unaware. He enjoys his first taste of family life until his work in a coal mine and his involvement with a union bring trouble. He then joins a circus in hopes of finding his father. AB - In 1905, ten-year-old Billy is taken from an orphanage to live with an aunt and an uncle of whose existence he was previously unaware. He enjoys his first taste of family life until his work in a coal mine and his involvement with a union bring trouble. He then joins a circus in hopes of finding his father. T1 - Billy Creekmore :[a novel] / DA - c2007. CY - New York, NY : AU - Porter, Tracey. ET - 1st ed. CN - PZ7.P83395 CN - PZ7.P83395 PB - Joanna Cotler Books, PP - New York, NY : PY - c2007. ID - 323607 KW - Self-reliance KW - Orphanages KW - Coal mines and mining KW - Circus KW - Self-reliance KW - Orphanages KW - Coal mines and mining KW - Circus SN - 9780060775704 (trade bdg.) SN - 006077570X (trade bdg.) SN - 9780060775711 (lib. bdg.) SN - 0060775718 (lib. bdg.) TI - Billy Creekmore :[a novel] / ER -