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In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Robert Newton Peck's bestselling classic, A Day No Pigs Would Die, here is the eagerly anticipated sequel. This must for schools, libraries, and summer reading lists is now available for the first time in paperback. Times are difficult during the Great Depression, and thirteen-year-old Rob Peck must struggle to keep his family together after the death of his father. Disaster after disaster strikes and the family is forced show more to sell their farm. Relying solely on their strong Shaker faith and close family ties, the Pecks finally prevail and young Rob learns that true wealth extends beyond money and that real values are priceless.From the Paperback edition.
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**Spoiler Alert** This A Day No Pigs Would Die sequel is not nearly as compelling the original. Their ox and cow die, Rob gets involved with a girl but is advised not to get her pregnant, and they lose the farm. It’s fine for knowing “what happens next,” but I didn’t really get into it.
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Robert Newton Peck was born in Vermont on February 17, 1928. During World War II, he served as a machine-gunner in the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division between 1945 and 1947. He received a B.A. degree from Rollins College in 1953 and studied law at Cornell University. He worked as a lumberjack, in a papermill, killing hogs, and as an advertising show more executive before the publication of his first book, A Day No Pigs Would Die, in 1972. It was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 1973. His other works include Soup and Me, Soup on Ice, Cowboy Ghost, Horse Thief, and Bro. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Part of the Sky
- Original publication date
- 1994-08-22
- Dedication
- To a mother and aunt who worked a farm as men yet stayed softer than quilts.
- First words
- "Robert,"he said, "thank you for coming on time."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Look up," I said, "at all our silver and gold."
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- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Kids, Children's Books, Teen, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3566 .E254 .P3 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- English, German
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- Paper, Ebook
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