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Torn between a desire to stay in school and his father's insistence that it is a waste of time, a black boy decides to quit school and go into business with the uncle he worships. When the venture fails and his uncle deserts him, the boy faces reality with a new maturity.
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2 editions- Other · English · 1972Dutton · 156 pages · 9780525359579
- Other · English · 1971Laurel Leaf Books · 154 pages · 9780440964162
People with social disabilitiesFictionRace relationsEducationSuccessDiligenceHigh school dropoutsJuvenile fiction