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Roberts, Ken

The Thumb in the Box

95 pp. | Groundwood | May, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-88899-421-4 $$14.95
(1) 1-3 Illustrated by Leanne Franson. Here's the story of how an island community turns some unwanted gifts from the government into just the things that the islanders have wanted and needed. The funny and fresh David vs. Goliath tale is narrated with personality-plus by eleven-year-old Leon. Breezy, direct narration makes this early chapter book, set on the coast of British Columbia, accessible and involving.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001

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