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A Penny's Worth of Character

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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
BindingHardcover (12 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages62
ISBN-10094508403X
ISBN-13978-0945084037
Publication Date12/1988
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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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