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Littlejim

Gloria Houston

1990144 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1990
first published
  • 1990Philomel Books · 172 pages · ENGISBN 9780399222207
  • 1993Beech Tree Books · 172 pages · ENGISBN 9780688121129
  • 2008Historical Images · ENGISBN 9780914875529
  • 2012CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9781475190632
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780785725589

Twelve-year-old Littlejim, a bookish boy living in a rural North Carolina community in the early years of the twentieth century, hopes to win a newspaper essay contest and thus gain the respect of his stern father.

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ThemesFamily

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