The Silver Pencil
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The Silver Pencil

Alice Dalgliesh
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From her girlhood in Trinidad, to school in England, to teacher training in New York, Janet cherishes the silver pencil her father gave her, and finally uses it to become a writer
Genres: Historical FictionFictionYoung AdultChildrensMiddle GradeHistoricalClassicsRealistic FictionCanadaJuvenile
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