Country Living: Five-Book Series
- ISBN-10
- 1543455093
- ISBN-13
- 9781543455090
- Series
- Country Living
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-12
- Publisher
- Xlibris Corporation
- Author
- Donald Ball
Description
The five-book series is about Ted, a thirteen-year-old boy. After he goes to work for Eds Marine, Ted shows off his woodworking skill by building a small sailboat. Teds father gets him fired from Eds Marine because his grades are low. He is so disappointed he decides to go live with his grandparents. He didnt realize how poor his grandpa and grandma are, but the poverty helps him become self-reliant. With hunger at the door, Ted learns all kinds of ways to make a little money; he even goes to the trash cans in the allies to search for anything he could use. Grandpa teaches Ted to plow with his mules, Red and Kate. Now, he can make a little money by plowing the spring gardens for the city folks. Woody, Teds new friend, helps him start working on his music with his guitar. He also practices on the piano at church and school. With his harmonica, Ted is a talented musician. Woody and Ted play their music on street corners almost every Saturday. It gives him long hours of practice. Teds music and plowing help relieve the poverty. He eventually buys an old Model A Roadster that comes with a trailer full of lawn-mowing equipment. Mowing the family cemetery, plowing, and playing his music have helped Ted and his grandparents shake off poverty. In book 5, Ted and his grandparents are able to buy a new farm and become successfully independent.
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Other editions
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- 2009
- 228 pages
- Paperback
- Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
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