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Can I read Ten Cents a Pound on EtoBox?
Ten Cents a Pound by Nhung N. Tran-Davies is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ten Cents a Pound about?
A young girl is torn by her desire to stay home with her family and the familiarity of their village, and her desire to go to school and discover the world beyond the mountains that surround them. Every time the girl insists that she will stay, her mother repeats that she must go--that there is more to life than labor in the coffee fields. Their loving exchange reveals the struggles and sacrifices that they will both have to make for the sake of the young girl's future. The sweet, simple text ca
Who reads Ten Cents a Pound?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Nhung N. Tran-Davies
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON: Second Story Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781772600568
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Education
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (16 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14