The Seventh Most Important Thing
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The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
This "luminescent" (Kirkus Reviews) story of anger and art, loss and redemption will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff's Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter's Paperboy.NOMINATED FOR 16 STATE AWARDS!
AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK
AN ILA TEACHERS CHOICE
AKIRKUS REVIEWSBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge-he is ready to send Arthur to juvie forever. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative- 120 hours of community service . . . working for him.
Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things- glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it-is he really supposed to rummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the "trash" he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . .
Inspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton, Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.
"A moving exploration of how there is often so much more than meets the eye." -Booklist, starred review
"There are so many things to love about this book. Remarkable." -The Christian Science Monitor
SHELLEY PEARSALL, a former teacher and museum historian, is now a full-time novelist. Trouble Don't Last, her debut novel, won the Scott O'Dell Prize for Historical Fiction. The Seventh Most Important Thing, her most recent book, received three starred reviews and was awarded an ALA Notable Book. Visit ShelleyPearsall.com to learn more about the author and her work.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553497311 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553497316 |
| Title | The Seventh Most Important Thing |
| Author | Shelley Pearsall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2016-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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