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The Hundred Penny Box
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The Hundred Penny Box (1975) (edit title/settings)

by Sharon Bell Mathis (Author) (edit contributors)

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Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can’t always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each of the hundred years of her life. Michael’s mother wants to throw out the battered old box that... read more

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Michael's great-great-aunt Dew was a hundred years old, and she kept an old box filled with pennies, one for each birthday. Michael loved to sit at her feet and count out the pennies while Aunt Dew told the story behind each one. Michael's mother wanted to throw out the old box and buy a new... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Michael's great-great-aunt Dew was a hundred years old, and she kept an old box filled with pennies, one for each birthday. Michael loved to sit at her feet and count out the pennies while Aunt Dew told the story behind each one. Michael's mother wanted to throw out the old box and buy a new one. But Aunt Dew says, "Anybody takes my hundred penny box, takes me." And for his love for Aunt Dew, Michael knew he had to try to save the hundred penny box that contained all the stories of her life.

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  • Michael John Jefferson: Son of John and Ruth; Aunt Dew is his Great-Great-Aunt
  • Dewbet Thomas: known as "Aunt Dew" to her family; 100 yrs old and possibly suffering from Alzheimer's.
  • John: taken in by Aunt Dew when he was a child after he was orphaned (parents killed in a boating accident). Now has Aunt Dew living with him, his wife and son
  • Henry Thomas: Aunt Dew's deceased husband; Henry was the one who started the 100 penny box as a gift for Dew one year. She continued with it after his death from pneumonia in 1930.
  • Ruth: John's wife, Michael's mother; has a strained relationship with Aunt Dew.
  • Henry Jr, Truke, Latt, Booker and Jay: Dew's 5 sons with Henry - Booker and Jay are twins.
  • Junie and "Big John": parents of John (Michael's father); die unexpectedly in a boating accident, leaving young John orphaned. He's then taken in by Aunt Dew.
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Michael sat down on the bed that used to be his and watched his great-great-aunt, Aunt Dew, rocking in the rocking chair.

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  1. Sharon Bell Mathis (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 0670387878
Page Count: 48

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