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An immigrant child named Rettie spends her days caring for her younger siblings and her ailing mother while New York City is raging with deadly influenza. With her father away fighting in World War I, nine-year-old Rettie must fend for her family the best she can. With the Ragamuffin Parade just around the corner, she is excited to participate and get pennies dressed as a beggar so she can buy her family special food for Thanksgiving. But with influenza...