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Anna’s Courage
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Anna was sweeping the porch one day when a piercing scream brought her broom to a halt. It’s Mama! she thought wildly. Something bad has happened! Mama’s feet were badly burned by hot lard! Now eleven-year-old Anna was responsible for all the things that Mama usually did. It took a lot of courage! You will enjoy this story set in the simpler age at the time of the Great Depression. 221 pages; paperback.
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Anna was sweeping the porch one day when a piercing scream brought her broom to a halt. It’s Mama! she thought wildly. Something bad has happened! Mama’s feet were badly burned by hot lard! Now eleven-year-old Anna was responsible for all the things that Mama usually did. It took a lot of courage! You will enjoy this story set in the simpler age at the time of the Great Depression. 221 pages; paperback.
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