Worthy's Town
by Sharon Rolens
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During the Great Depression, Willa and Worthy Giberson are raising their grandson in a small Illinois town. A born storyteller, the boy heads for a writing career, experiencing along the way the joys and woes of adolescence, including his initiation into sex, the death of his best friend, the reappearance of the shady character who is his father, and finally the menacing shadow of World War II.
Editions of Worthy's Town
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Bridge Works Pub Co |
Date 2002 |
Price $1.00 |
 Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Thorndike Pr |
Date 2001 |
Price $2.66 |
Like New |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Natl Book Network |
Date 2000 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Good |
Publisher Notes
An Illinois small town faces economic hardship and a world war as the community is transformed by the forces of modern life, in a novel spanning 1925 to 1950. A first novel.
Media Reviews
"An addictively likable first novel..., offering both lowbrow humor and homespun wisdom....A satisfying, authentic, all-American charmer."
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