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K-Gr 3—Although he and his mama are poor, James Otis struggles to find something he can give the Temple family, who have lost everything in a fire. After his daddy dies suddenly, the boy and his mom lose their farm and move into a "run-down shotgun house." A flood further adds to their misery. Yet when Reverend Dennis announces the congregation will deliver "love boxes" to needy families for Valentine's Day, the boy and his mother decide to provide gifts for the Temples. "Stitchin' with a loving heart," mama turns her one treasure, a tab...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

From the late Patricia McKissack, a story of giving-even when it seems one has nothing to spare. James Otis and his mother lost their farm and have lived in a "run-down shotgun house in the Bottoms" ever since "Daddy went to sleep on the front porch and never woke up." Then one Sunday, Mama and James Otis hear an exhortation from Reverend Dennis, who tells the congregation that a family in their church community has lost everything in a house fir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More