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A Penny's Worth of Character

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4.2 out of 5
Based on 107 Ratings and 28 Reviews

Book Description
Shan Shelton is going to the store for his mother. If he had a dime, he could buy his favorite treat, a chocolate bar and a lemon soda pop.

Shan knows that Mr. Conley, the storekeeper, pays a penny each for good used paper sacks returned to the store. There are ten sacks at home, but Shan's mother tells him to take only nine to Mr. Conley, because the tenth sack has a hole in it. Shan w... More

Book Information
PublisherJesse Stuart Foundation
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages61
ISBN-100945084323
ISBN-13978-0945084327
Publication Date01/01/1993
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About Jesse Stuart (Author) : Jesse Stuart is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jesse Stuart include Old Ben, A Jesse Stuart Reader: Stories And Poems, Beatinest Boy, an... more
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About James M. Gifford (Editor) : James M. Gifford is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of James M. Gifford include Useless Dog, The Trail of the Hunter's Horn, Mooneyed Hound, and Ken... more
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About Jerry A. Herndon (Editor) : Jerry A. Herndon is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jerry A. Herndon include Come to My Tomorrowland, Goodbye Kate, Red Mul... more
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About Jim Wayne Miller (Editor) : Jim Wayne Miller is a published editor of children's books. A published credit of Jim Wayne Miller is A Penny's Worth of Character.
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About Rocky Zornes (Illustrator) : Rocky Zornes is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Rocky Zornes is A Penny's Worth of Character.
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