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21. Sounder
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2.7 stars
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A young African-American boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with...
22. Strawberry girl
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Birdie Boyer and her hard-working family raise strawberries in Florida, but have to face the dislike of their neighbors.
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A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.
A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.
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A collection of poems describing the curious menagerie of guests who arrive at William Blake's inn.
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When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.
26. The whipping boy
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A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.
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4.3 stars
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In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities.
During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois and comes to a better understanding of...