Five-Finger Discount
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$10.95
Softcover
$10.95
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
9/8/2000
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
144
ISBN :
9780595007806
About the Book
Five-Finger Discount is the story of fifth-grader Jerry Johnson, whose father is in prison — a fact Jerry desperately wishes to keep a secret. Unfortunately slimy Edward Troller knows and threatens to tell the whole school.
Recipient of the Pen Center USA West 1989 Literary Award
About the Author
Barthe DeClements, author of Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You, has received 21 awards for her novels for children and young adults. In addition to writing, DeClements has worked as a psychologist, a teacher and a school counselor. She lives in a log house on the Pilchuck River near Snohomish, Washington.