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Gr 1–5—Vividly colored illustrations help tell the story of a boy who lives in the island country of St. Lucia, who learns to be a prince when his mother takes him to pull fabric out of the trash where big corporations dump the clothes. To discourage people from taking things from the trash, the drivers set it on fire. Before this happens, the narrator and his mother take a few pieces home, where she turns the fabric into clothing; he proudly describes the colors she sews into a re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More