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  <title><![CDATA[A Part of the Sky]]></title>
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  <default_description>In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Robert Newton Peck's bestselling classic, &lt;i&gt;A Day No Pigs Would Die&lt;/i&gt;, here is the eagerly anticipated sequel. This must for schools, libraries, and summer reading lists is now available for the first time in paperback. Times are difficult during the Great Depression, and thirteen-year-old Rob Peck must struggle to keep his family together after the death of his father. Disaster after disaster strikes and the family is forced to sell their farm. Relying solely on their strong Shaker faith and close family ties, the Pecks finally prevail and young Rob learns that true wealth extends beyond money and that real values are priceless.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1994</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>A Part of the Sky</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Robert Newton Peck]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[	A book I read is, “A Part of the Sky.”  The book “A Part of the Sky” is about a poor boy’s 13 year old life.  In his life there were some ups and downs but mostly downs.  I think you should read “A Part of  the Sky” because you would laugh at some of the random jokes he’ll tell you ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74400069">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone interested in life during the Depression.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Friends, Family and Farm life in the Great American Depression are words to describe this Robert Newton Peck book.<br/>Set in the American Great Depression in rural Vermont, Rob learns to become even more a man as duties of the farm, taking care of his mother and aunt and people he meets up with in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46308665">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 06 17:46:24 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this almost as much as the first book. Great perspective for our spoiled younger generations (myself included).]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this book cause it was about a boy who just lost their dad, and I could relate at that time.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it.  This is the sequel to &quot;A Day No Pigs Would Die,&quot; which is my favorite book.  Young Robert must become the man of the farm after his father's passing.  This line has stuck with me &quot;A man doesn't stop when he's tired, he stops when the job's finished.&quot;  Inspiring in toda...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14999243">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone who read the first book]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 23 20:01:29 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 23 20:02:51 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had no idea there was a sequal. I enjoyed the book, although it did seem like he had a harder time writing the way they actually spoke. The ending was not what I expected. But I really enjoyed it. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The sequel to A Day No Pigs Would Die.  I just really liked these books. They weren't really stories but more a look into their every day hard lives.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the sequel to A Day No Pigs Would Die.  Good story about a Shaker boy.  Middle school kids. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This lacks the narrative arc and emotional power of <em>A Day No Pigs Would Die</em>.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished it! ]]></body>
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