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Destitution, hunger, cruelty, rootlessnessall the odds stand against Jacky, the young boy at the center of this powerful, popular American classic, yet still he prevails. Resourcefully, doggedly, Jacky nurtures his spirit of independence, his capacity to love, and his faith in a nation's dream in a journey that takes him from Wichita to Corpus Christi and from poverty to possibility.Thompson, Earl is the author of 'Garden of Sand' with ISBN 9780786709465 and ISBN 0786709464.
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