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The Nitty Gritty

Frank Bonham

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Description:Charlie Matthews lives in Dogtown, a predominantly Negro residential area of a large city. He gets A-plus on his English compositions at school, but in spite of his teacher's encouragement, Charlie's father things there's no future in education for a Negro and that Charlie is better off working at the shoeshine parlor.Charlie figures to resolve his troubles by escaping from Dogtown with his free-wheeling Uncle Baron, who is all fun and gentleness, and Charlie's idea of a really great guy.Uncle Baron needs cash first though for a big deal, and lets Charlie help earn it. They clean off a vacant lot for the salvage rights, they trap ladybugs for the park service, and Charlie even takes on a fight to make money. Uncle Baron's hopes for the big win don't work out, however, and he takes off precipitously, leaving Charlie behind to struggle with new and painful emotions, but with a clearer view, too, of the reality of things.The Nitty Gritty is a little tougher than Mystery of the Fat Cat, Frank Bonham's first story of Dogtown, but the same warmth and humor are here, and the same sweet humanity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Nitty Gritty. To get started finding The Nitty Gritty, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Charlie Matthews lives in Dogtown, a predominantly Negro residential area of a large city. He gets A-plus on his English compositions at school, but in spite of his teacher's encouragement, Charlie's father things there's no future in education for a Negro and that Charlie is better off working at the shoeshine parlor.Charlie figures to resolve his troubles by escaping from Dogtown with his free-wheeling Uncle Baron, who is all fun and gentleness, and Charlie's idea of a really great guy.Uncle Baron needs cash first though for a big deal, and lets Charlie help earn it. They clean off a vacant lot for the salvage rights, they trap ladybugs for the park service, and Charlie even takes on a fight to make money. Uncle Baron's hopes for the big win don't work out, however, and he takes off precipitously, leaving Charlie behind to struggle with new and painful emotions, but with a clearer view, too, of the reality of things.The Nitty Gritty is a little tougher than Mystery of the Fat Cat, Frank Bonham's first story of Dogtown, but the same warmth and humor are here, and the same sweet humanity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Nitty Gritty. To get started finding The Nitty Gritty, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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