Ten Cents a Pound (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781772600568)

A young girl is torn by her desire to stay home with her family and the familiarity of their village, and her desire to go to school and discover the world beyond the mountains that surround them. Every time the girl insists that she will stay, her mother repeats that she must go--that there is more to life than labor in the coffee fields. Their loving exchange reveals the struggles and sacrifices that they will both have to make for the sake of the young girl's future. The sweet, simple text captures a mother's love and her wish for a life of opportunity for her daughter.

Author: Nhung N. Tran-Davies
ISBN-10: 1772600563
ISBN-13: 9781772600568
Publisher: Second Story Press
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2018
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.60w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 502613 / Ten Cents a Pound


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 12/26/2017
Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 55
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 48 - Recommended, Satisfactory