Other editions of book The Seventh Most Important Thing

One Kid. One Crime. One Chance to Make Things Right.It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur hadhis reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge - he is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offersan alternative: 120 hours of community service...working for him.Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it - is he really supposed torummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man thanmeets the eye, and the 'trash' he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious thananyone could imagine...Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall hascrafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.

One Kid. One Crime. One Chance to Make Things RightIt was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur hadhis reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge - he is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offersan alternative: 120 hours of community service...working for him.Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it - is he really supposed torummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man thanmeets the eye, and the 'trash' he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious thananyone could imagine...Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall hascrafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.

One Kid. One Crime. One Chance to Make Things Right. It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge—he is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service. . . working for him. Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it—is he really supposed to rummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the "trash" he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . . Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.