The day the school blew up
Seth J. Pierce
Mischievous fifth-grader Peter Paul Pappenfuss somehow manages to become his parochial school's representative in a city-wide academic contest, and in preparing, he learns more than facts and figures.
Read Time: ~2.1 hr
The unexpected weapon
by Connie Griffith (1993)
About this book
In St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy makes a new friend, Joey Staddler, and together they show up the conniving street preacher who has duped Tootie's older sister into joining him.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe unexpected weapon Lead Character
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