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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
Paperback (Yearling, May 25, 1993)"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself. Juan tells this bittersweet story, which reads smoothly and powerfully on several levels, with warmth and dignity."--Booklist.
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
eBook (Yearling, June 8, 2011)"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself. Juan tells this bittersweet story, which reads smoothly and powerfully on several levels, with warmth and dignity."--Booklist.
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The Most Beautiful Place In The World
Ann Cameron, Thomas B. Allen
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 25, 1993)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Juan, a young Guatemalan boy, struggles to overcome abandonment, insecurity, and poverty to gain an education and achieve self-respect.
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann Cameron
Ann Cameron
Paperback Bunko (Yearling, March 15, 1785)None
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
Paperback (Tamarind, Oct. 9, 2014)Juan lives in Guatemala, in the mountains. It is a poor but beautiful place, with volcanoes rising from the shores of a blue lake, and flocks of brilliantly plumed wild parrots living in the trees.Juan is a shoe-shine boy. Although he’s only seven years old, he works hard every day to earn his keep. He has lived with his grandmother since his parents abandoned him.But Juan dreams of other things. Most of all, he longs to go to school like other children his age . . .
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron, Thomas B. Allen
Paperback (Young Corgi, May 21, 1992)None
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron, Thomas B. Allen
Paperback (Trumpet Club Books, Jan. 1, 1996)None
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1988)Juan, a young Guatemalan boy, struggles to overcome abandonment, insecurity, and poverty to gain an education and achieve self-respect
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
Hardcover (Doubleday, June 30, 1991)None
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1988)a Bullseye Book. Permabound 57 p.
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
Library Binding (Demco Media, May 1, 1993)Juan, a young Guatemalan boy, struggles to overcome abandonment, insecurity, and poverty to gain an education and achieve self-respect
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron, Thomas B Allen
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1993)In this inspiring multicultural story, a young Guatemalan boy triumphs over poverty and abandonment to find love and a sense of self-respect. Genuine and touching, the book has much to tell readers who are acquainted only with a land of plenty.--The New Yorker. An NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book.
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