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No Small Thing

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By Natale Ghent
Publisher Candlewick Press
No Small Thing
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Full of heart and humor, this comingofage tale is no small thing the tale of a boys search for love and identity in the face of longing, abandonment, and uncertainty. When twelveyearold Nathaniel and his two sisters discover an ad in the paper for a free pony, they can hardly believe their luck. But what will their mother say? Moms been having a hard time ever since Dad walked out on them four years ago. But caring for a pony might keep Nat and his older sister, Cid, from bickering, and it would mean so much to eightyearold Queenie. It takes some serious persuasion and a promise to use Nats paper route money for the ponys keep but Mom finally relents. And so begins a year of selfdiscovery, as Nat struggles to deal with his fathers absence; look out for his younger sister, who is different; and recover from having his heart broken by a rich, pretty girl from school. Life is not always easy, but Nat knows that Smokey, his very own pony, will be waiting for him at the end of each day. Or will he?

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48994 words48,994 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 780LLexile 780L
Published 2004Published 2004

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9780763624224

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