A Matter of Pride
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| Author(s): | Dorothy Simpson |
| Illustrator(s): | Dorothy Bayley Morse |
| Publisher(s): | J. B. Lippincott Co. |
| Year Published: | 1959 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | American Families Fiction - Novel Girls Growing Up School - grade school |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 192 |
| OCLC: | 817447 |
Description
When the new teacher scolds Janie for not wearing shoes to school, she is too proud to admit her father is too poor to buy her new shoes.
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New Horizons (1961)
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