Growing up during the Great Depression isn't easy for 13-year-old Billy Higgins, especially when he has to quit school and look for work. He joins the jobless men crowding Vanvouver's streets and they vote to ride the freights to Ottawa to demand jobs, Billy climbs aboard - it's the start of an exciting adventure he'll remember all his life. | Billy Higgins Rides the Freights by Gloria Montero, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters