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The 25 [cent] miracle
a novel
By Nelson, Theresa
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-02724-370-3
- Publisher
- New York : Bradbury Press, c1986.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1986
Gr 5-8 Friendless and dreamy 11-year-old Elvira Trumbull lives with her unemployed, heavy-drinking father in a trailer park. She accepts his lack of outward affection toward her and idolizes the town's children's librarian, Miss Ivy, who shares her interest in growing roses and provides her with the female affection she has missed since her mother died when she was younger. Feeling inadequate and guilty about the kind of life he is providing for Elvira, Mr. Trumbull arranges t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
