The Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer
- ISBN-10
- 0375873058
- ISBN-13
- 9780375873058
- Category
- Young Adult Fiction
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Delacorte Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Gary Paulsen
Description
Relates the story of a sixteen-year-old boy who finds employment as a migrant laborer and carnival worker after running away from home.
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