num_pages: 40
description: Out of greed, Young Sam tries to duplicate the healing powers of the new hired hand at his Virginia saw mill, but when he ends up killing a woman instead of curing her, he learns to repent his old ways. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Hired Hand
titlecomplete: The Hired Hand
genres: Fiction, Cultural, Picture Books, Folk Tales, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folklore, African American
ratings_count: 72
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: California Book Award
category: Juvenile (Silver)
publisher: Puffin