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Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel

by Irene Smalls

Conduct of lifeFriendshipFictionAfrican AmericansHistoryJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionHarlem (new york, n.y.), fiction

Afther buying a raisin bun with the nickel she finds on the street, seven-year-old Irene, living in 1950s Harlem, New York, must make a decision about friendship.

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Book data: Open Library