Armistead, John. The $66 summer.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Kliatt | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Wise, Jay | Copyright information

ARMISTEAD, John. The $66 summer. Milkweed. 213p. c2000. 1-57131-663-9. $6.95. J

At 13, George Harrington wants nothing more than to earn the s65 he needs to buy a used motorcycle. As he spends the summer of 1955 working for his grandmother in the small town of Obadiah, AL, George renews his friendship with Bennett and Esther, the teenage children of Grandma's African-American cook/store clerk, Elizabeth Garrison. As the teens fish and work together, George helps unravel ...

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