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K-Gr 4—In this recasting of the traditional tale set during the Depression era, Jack and his mother live and work in a broken-down burger truck parked at the edge of town. When a new overpass diverts traffic away from their location, business dries up. Jack is sent to the store with their last pennies for milk and coffee beans, but instead buys a can of magic baked beans from a mysterious stranger and is tossed out by his angry mother. After the purchase grows into a vine sprouting shiny cans of this ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When a new overpass means fewer customers for their food-truck business, Jack's mom sends the boy to buy coffee beans ("Ever...Log In or Sign Up to Read More