Worth / A. LaFaye.

Author/creator LaFaye, A.
Format Book
Edition1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2006, ©2004.
Description144 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects

Contents Lightning in the grass -- Clearing the fog -- What a boy is worth -- Dunce goes to school -- Fences inside and out -- Done with the world -- Evil in dark truth -- Weight of guilt -- Inviting in and letting go -- Flower with slices for petals -- Cutting fences, building ties -- War and myths -- Words through the walls -- Running and blood -- Death and doorways -- Tears that bind -- Cattle and chances -- What we learn -- Fence cutting -- Hunt -- Little pride to bring us together -- Fences we build.
Abstract After breaking his leg, eleven-year-old Nate feels useless because he cannot work on the family farm in nineteenth-century Nebraska, so when his father brings home an orphan boy to help with the chores, Nate feels even worse.
General note"Aladdin fiction"--Cover.
Interest age level 9-12.
ISBN1416916245 (pbk.)
ISBN9781416916246 (pbk.)
ISBN1415679371 (BWI bdg.)
ISBN9781415679371 (BWI bdg.)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Fiction F L1315W.A ✔ Available Place Hold