A "tough and scruffy" youth, considered to be no good and likely to end up like his father, an alcoholic, is charged with a school theft, refuses to tell on the actual thief, and is only cleared when his own rebelliousness against his father and the comments of a lonely old woman attract village attention.
How it feels
AtmosphereWhimsical
How it reads
Plot intensityEventful
Worth knowing
Written forChildrenMiddle grade
When and where
Reading situationRead aloud
ThemesJustice
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