The Seventh Most Important Thing

The Seventh Most Important Thing

Shelley Pearsall's story of anger and art, loss and redemption, is a transformative read that will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff's Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter's Paperboy.

One kid. One crime. One chance to make things right.

It was a bitterly cold day when 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 judgeâ€”he is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, itâ€™s the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service . . . working for him.
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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 canâ€™t believe itâ€”is he really supposed to rummage through peopleâ€™s trash? But it isnâ€™t long before Arthur realizes thereâ€™s more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the â€œtrashâ€ heâ€™s collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . .
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Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-09-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-09-08
Format	Kindle eBook

The Seventh Most Important Thing

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