Big change is coming for ten-year-old twins Rudy and Hildy Helen Hutchinson, grandchildren of Austin Hutchinson. They're excited about moving to Chicago with their father to live with their rich great-aunt Gussie until they experience what life in the big city is really like. The city is dull, great-aunt Gussie isn't at all like they imagined, and where they used to have freedom, their lives are now filled with rules like minding your manners and listening in church. Everything seems so unfair!When Rudy befriends Little Al, a young schemer with aspirations of becoming a mobster, he hopes there will finally be some adventure in this boring city! But Rudy and Hildy Helen are not prepared for the trouble Little Al gets them into. Is there any hope of Rudy getting back on the right track? Can Rudy possibly use his zany personality for good and for God instead of mischief?The Christian Heritage Series is an ongoing line of Focus on the Family youth books that explores the role of faith and family throughout American history. These engaging stories help young readers better understand their country, its values, and its God. The Chicago Years books take place in the late 1920s Chicago.Nancy Rue's writings have appeared in a number of youth publications, including Clubhouse, Campus Life, and Teens Today. She has won a number of literary honors, including the 1991 C. S. Lewis Honor Book Award.Children ages 8 and up / Adventure