Book Uncle and me
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. But what can she do? The...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Berkeley :
Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press,
2016.
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I go zig-zig-zag, off on my daily mission. Mind the crooked tree. Mind the istri lady with her iron and heap of clothes. Mind the broken pavement and the pigeons cooling their feathers in mud puddles. Watch-watch-watch... And here it is! Book Uncle's Lending Library on the corner of St. Mary's Road and 1st Cross Street, with books spread out on planks of wood and a small tin can for donations. Just to help out, if anyone wants to. Here is the sign in faded old letters: Books. Free.
Give One.
Take One.
Read-read-read.
