The patchwork quilt
Valerie Flournoy
Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life.
Read Time: ~3.5 hr
Sister Spider Knows All
by Adrian Fogelin (2004)
About this book
Twelve-year-old Rox and her grandmother Mimi sell at a flea market every weekend to supplement the family's only income, that of construction worker and college student, cousin John Martin.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSister Spider Knows All Lead Character
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