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Five-Finger Discount

Barthe DeClements

1989131 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1989
first published
  • 1989Delacorte Press · 131 pages · ENGISBN 9780440501664
  • 1990Dell Publishing Company · ENGISBN 9780440801580
  • 2000Backinprint.Com · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780595007806
  • 2000Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613940412

Ten-year-old Jerry's attempts to adjust to his new school and make new friends are complicated by his determination to keep secret the fact that his father is serving time in the local prison for being a thief.

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Character focusSmall ensemble

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ThemesFamily
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