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Gr 4–7—A middle school student learns the meaning of redemption in this excellent coming-of-age story. For the rest of the country, it was the year President Kennedy was assassinated. For Arthur Owens, it would always be the year his Dad died. Arthur is struggling to adapt. When he sees his Dad's hat being worn by the neighborhood "Junk Man," it is just too much. Arthur isn't a bad kid, but he picks up that brick and throws it just the same. The judge pronounces a "highly unconventional sentence." At the behest of the victim Ja...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After hurling a brick at the "Junk Man," thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the local trash-picker rummage for item...Log In or Sign Up to Read More