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Mule Boy

by Andrew Krivak

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Book of the Day, NPR · March 4, 2026

Andrew Krivak’s novel 'Mule Boy' takes readers inside a Pennsylvania coal mine

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A novel about a 13-year-old who survives a deadly accident at a Pennsylvania coal mine, told during a 24-hour period in which the boy, now an old man, reflects on the traumatic events. Inspired by the author's grandfather, who died in a coal mine collapse in the early 1900s.

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