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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
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A Chair for My Mother (original 1982; edition 1984)

by Vera B. Williams

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Title:A Chair for My Mother
Authors:Vera B. Williams
Info:Demco Media (1984), Turtleback
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Tags:Inspirational, Family, Hard Work, Money, Chair, Realistic Fiction

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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (1982)

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  heycrazyy | May 2, 2013 |
I like this story, but I'm confused as to how it became such a "classic." I'm sure most first graders/kindergartners have read this book at one point or another. The illustrations are inferior, the storyline is blase, and there's no real "lesson" that I can find. It's a decent story, but there are far better stories out there worthy of such prestige. ( )
  benuathanasia | Mar 28, 2013 |
After their house burns all of their items in a fire, this family works together to save up their change to buy a new chair for the mother.

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  acunningham128 | Mar 18, 2013 |
REVIEW: "A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire."
SOURCE: Pierce Library
  awetnoodle | Mar 15, 2013 |
REVIEW: "A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire."
SOURCE: Pierce Library
  everything4nothin | Mar 12, 2013 |
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to the memory of my mother, Rebecca Poringer Baker
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My mother works as a waitress in the Blue Tile Diner.
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a book about giving
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0688040748, Paperback)

After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."--Horn Book.

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A child, her waitress mother and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

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