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The Hundred Penny Box
The Hundred Penny Box
Author: Sharon Bell Mathis, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
Michael's great-great-aunt Dew is a hundred years old. She keeps a box in her room filled with pennies -- one for each year she has lived. — Michael's mother wants to get rid of the old box. But Michael knows that if Aunt Dew loses that old box, it will be like losing a part of her life. — He has to make his mother understand. — A Newberry ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780590422383
ISBN-10: 0590422383
Publication Date: 1975
Pages: 47
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Michael's great-great-aunt Dew is a hundred years old. She keeps a box in her room filled with pennies--one for each year she has lived.

Michael's mother wants to get rid of the old box. But Michael knows that if Aunt Dew loses that old box, it will be like losing a part of her life.

He has to make his mother understand.
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A Newberry Honor Book
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A poignant story of old age, youth, and memories.


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