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Jun 03, 2008 | ISBN 9780425222201 Buy
Aug 02, 2007 | ISBN 9781440633157 Buy
Aug 02, 2007 | 529 Minutes Buy
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Jun 03, 2008 | ISBN 9780425222201
Aug 02, 2007 | ISBN 9781440633157
Aug 02, 2007 | ISBN 9781429586115
529 Minutes
Money isn’t the same as treasure, and IQ isn’t the same as smarts—An uplifting and joyous new novel hailed by Jacqueline Mitchard as “solid gold.” Perry L. Crandall knows what it’s like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he’s an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what he’d need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most important, she taught him whom to trust-a crucial lesson for Perry when he wins the multimillion-dollar jackpot. As his family descends, moving in on his fortune, his fate, and his few true friends, he has a lesson for them: never, ever underestimate Perry Crandall.
Money isn?t the same as treasure, and IQ isn?t the same as smarts?An uplifting and joyous new novel hailed by Jacqueline Mitchard as ?solid gold.? Perry L. Crandall knows what it?s like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he?s an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what he?d need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most important, she taught him whom to trust?a crucial lesson for Perry when he wins the multimillion-dollar jackpot. As his family descends, moving in on his fortune, his fate, and his few true friends, he has a lesson for them: never, ever underestimate Perry Crandall.
Patricia Wood studied for her PhD at the University of Hawaii, focusing on education, disability, and diversity. Lottery, her first novel, was inspired by her work, as well as by a number of events in her life, including her father’s winning… More about Patricia Wood
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