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Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel
by Irene Smalls

Meet independent, seven-year-old Irene who lives in Harlem during the 1950s. Follow her on one event-filled Saturday as she washes her face in the kitchen bathtub, pals around with friends, plays in a park, finds a
nickel, and decides how to spend this treasure.

 

 

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