A Pocket Full of Gold (ePub)

Rebecca misses her Mama, who died four years ago.

When Papa gets engaged to Melody, Rebecca is thrilled.

Then Melody is jailed for theft--and Rebecca knows she didn't do it.

But who did? And who is trying to pin the crime on Melody?

Rebecca must find out!

Teri Kanefield's awards and distinctions include the 2015 Jane Addams Children's Book Award for The Girl From The Tar Paper School.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Teri writes novels, short stories, essays, stories for children, and nonfiction for both children and adults.

Her stories and essays have appeared in publications as diverse as Education Week, Scope Magazine, The Iowa Review, The American Literary Review, and Cricket Magazine.

Teri lives in California by the beach.

TERI'S BOOKS HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS:

The Girl From The Tar Paper School:

--Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Older Readers, 2015

--California Reading Association Eureka Silver Honor Book Award

--Named a Distinguished Book by The Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California

--Included on the 2015 list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for young readers compiled by the National Council for Social Studies

--Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (National Association of Teachers of English), Recommended Book

--Included in the New York Public Library's list of 100 children's books to read in 2014.

--A Junior Library Guild selection

Rivka's Way

--Sidney Taylor Book Awards, Notable book of 2001

--Lilith Magazine's 5th Annual Selection of Books for Young Readers

--Included in Great Books for Girls, by Kathleen Odean

--Included in Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens, by Linda R. Silver

Guilty? Crime, Punishment, and the Changing Face of Justice

--Junior Library Guild selection