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    <body><![CDATA[This is another book that my sister-in-law Teresa is reading to her 5th grade class and recommended to me.  <br/><br/>&quot;Worth&quot; tells the story of a young orphan boy named John Worth who comes to live with a struggling farmer and his family in Nebraska.  Although John yearns for affection ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79368667">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Before the accident Nathaniel's life seemed pretty good. His help around the farm made his father proud. But now, with a busted leg, Nathaniel can't do farmwork anymore, so his father adopts another son through the Orphan Train. Feeling replaced and useless, Nathaniel attends school for the first time. Meanwhile, sturdy and strong John is able to do the work that earns Pa's attention.<p><p>But the truth is, John Worth has his own set of troubles. He is treated more like a servant than a son. Kept awake at night by nightmares of his family's death, he remembers having a pa who took pride in him. But now he has no one, until a community battle and a special book reveal a potential friend -- and a chance for understanding.<p><p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good read. When the main character is injured in a farming accident he feels like he is less of a son to his father. When his father brings in an orphan boy to help on the farm, he feels like he is being replaced. The book explores how he deals with the pain and humiliation that he feels with bein...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75626838">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like how this woman writes! You almost don't notice the wordcraft because you're seeing--and feeling--the story so vividly. Worth is a quick read, but not simple. Painfully honest and ultimately redemptive. Definitely a worthy award winner (pun acknowledged if not intended :) )!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this over the summer and forgot to add it.  I can't remember much now (!) but I remember I liked it.  A young orphan boy is adopted to help do the work of a recently crippled son on a family farm.  ]]></body>
    
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