The Seventh Most Important Thing by Pearsall, Shelley [Paperback]-image
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Pearsall, Shelley [Paperback]-image
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Pearsall, Shelley [Paperback]-image

The Seventh Most Important Thing by Pearsall, Shelley [Paperback]

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Topic: Art & Architecture, Historical / United States / 20th Century, Social Themes / Death & Dying, People & Places / United States / African American, General Item Length: 7.6 in Book Title: Seventh Most Important Thing EAN: 9780553497311 Author: Shelley Pearsall Publication Year: 2016 Number of Pages: 288 Pages Item Weight: 6.9 Oz gtin13: 9780553497311 Genre: Juvenile Fiction MPN: N/A ISBN: 9780553497311 Item Width: 5.3 in Publisher: Random House Children's Books Format: Digest Paperback Language: English UPC: 9780553497311 Item Height: 0.7 in

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This "luminescent" (Kirkus Reviews) story of anger and art, loss and redemption will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff's Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter's Paperboy. NOMINATED FOR 16 STATE AWARDS! AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK AN ILA TEACHERS CHOICE AKIRKUS REVIEWSBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge-he is ready to send Arthur to juvie forever. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative- 120 hours of community service . . . working for him. Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things- glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it-is he really supposed to rummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the "trash" he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . . Inspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton, Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness. "A moving exploration of how there is often so much more than meets the eye." -Booklist, starred review "There are so many things to love about this book. Remarkable." -The Christian Science Monitor

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