Eleven-year-old Gregory and his family had to leave the Navajo reservation at Bird Springsathe only home theyave ever knownaand move to a motel in Tucson, Arizona. Gregory misses his absent father, but he likes school, particularly art class with the kind teacher. He also makes a new friend, Matt, who promptly informs him art class is really art therapy and that Gregory is staying in a shelter, not a motel. Even though Matt can be outspoken, heas just what Gregory needs now. Heas honest and generous with his allowance so ...
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Eleven-year-old Gregory and his family had to leave the Navajo reservation at Bird Springsathe only home theyave ever knownaand move to a motel in Tucson, Arizona. Gregory misses his absent father, but he likes school, particularly art class with the kind teacher. He also makes a new friend, Matt, who promptly informs him art class is really art therapy and that Gregory is staying in a shelter, not a motel. Even though Matt can be outspoken, heas just what Gregory needs now. Heas honest and generous with his allowance so they can ride the Ferris wheel at the carnival. Award-winning author Carolyn Marsden paints a poignant story of a little boy who, as he confronts the more painful aspects of his past, is filled with a sense of hope.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. In good condition with slight edgewear. Pages clean and unmarked. Library stickers on spine and back cover. Protective plastic covering. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 124 p. Audience: Children/juvenile.
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