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Destiny
By Grove, Vicki
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39923-449-1
- Publisher
- New York : Putnam's, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2000
Gr 5-8 Twelve-year-old Destiny Louise Capperson's life is complicated by three younger siblings, a mother whose plans for the future focus solely on winning the lottery, and her mother's unscrupulous boyfriend, Jack. The family's poverty is palpable. Destiny is embarrassed at having to help Jack sell not-so-fresh potatoes, often at the homes of the more popular girls in her school. Wanting to be an artist, she uses these same nearly rotten potatoes to create carvings. When a f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
