| Author: |
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Earl Thompson
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| Title: |
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A Garden of Sand |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
| Binding: |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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544 |
| Date: |
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2001-09-09 |
| ISBN: |
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0786709464 |
| Publisher: |
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Carroll & Graf |
| Weight: |
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1.59 pounds |
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1.16 x 5.5 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition: |
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Reprint |
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| Previous givers: |
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2 VABuckeye (USA: VA), Lanny Boddy (USA: CA) |
| Previous moochers: |
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2 Bill (USA: LA), kathleen (USA: NY) |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
Destitution, hunger, cruelty, rootlessness—all the odds stand against Jacky, the young boy at the center of this powerful, popular American classic, yet still he prevails. Resourcefully, doggedly, Jacky nurtures his spirit of independence, his capacity to love, and his faith in a nation's dream in a journey that takes him from Wichita to Corpus Christi and from poverty to possibility.
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Heather Rose (USA: PA) (2012/09/11):
Destitution, hunger, cruelty, rootlessness—all the odds stand against Jacky, the young boy at the center of this powerful, popular American classic, yet still he prevails. Resourcefully, doggedly, Jacky nurtures his spirit of independence, his capacity to love, and his faith in a nation's dream in a journey that takes him from Wichita to Corpus Christi and from poverty to possibility.
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http://bookmooch.com/0786709464 |
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