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Ford, Jamie
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes Ford, Jamie
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Ford, Jamie
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes Ford, Jamie
Ford, Jamie author.
A powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle's epic 1909 World's Fair.
Avon Lake Public Library
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Books
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LARGE PRINT FIC FORD
2017
Ford, Jamie author.
"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has never really had a place to call home. Then one day, his wealthy sponsor announces that if a home is what he wants, then that is what he will have: Ernest will be offered as a prize in the daily raffle at the fair, advertised as "Healthy boy to a good home for the winning ticket holder." The woman who "wins" him is the madam of a notorious brothel who was famous for educating her girls. He becomes a houseboy in her brothel and is befriended by the daughter of the madam, as well as a Japanese girl who works in the kitchen. The friendship and love between these three form the first real family Ernest has ever known"--
Avon Lake Public Library
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Books
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FIC FORD
2017
Ford, Jamie author, narrator.
Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, gets to go to the World's Fair. But once he's there he discovers that he will be raffled off--a healthy boy "to a good home."
Avon Lake Public Library
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Audio disc
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CD FIC FORD
2017
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