Worth
By: A. LaFaye
Edition: [School edition].
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781416913214
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life; Juvenile fiction; Fathers and sons; Father-son relationship; Fiction; Historical fiction; Orphans; History
Description: After breaking his leg, eleven-year-old Nate feels useless because he cannot work on the family farm in nineteenth-century Nebraska, so when his father brings home an orphan boy to help with the chores, Nate feels even worse.
Notes: "This edition is only available for sale in school book clubs and school book fairs"--Page 4 of cover.

8-12.

Accelerated Reader AR 4.5.

Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2005.
Table of contents: title: Lightning in the grass; title: Clearing the fog; title: What a boy is worth; title: Dunce goes to school; title: Fences inside and out; title: Done with the world; title: Evil in dark truth; title: Weight of guilt; title: Inviting in and letting go; title: Flower with slices for petals; title: Cutting fences, building ties; title: War and myths; title: Words through the walls; title: Running and blood; title: Death and doorways; title: Tears that bind; title: Cattle and chances; title: What we learn; title: Fence cutting; title: The hunt; title: A little pride to bring us together; title: The fences we build.