In Penny Candy and Other Stories, Trisha Batchelor exploits the strengths of a literary form rarely published today--the short story. The title story captures the longing of a child affected by her father's absence. In "More Than Lovely" two families though divided along class lines are bonded by a long-hidden secret. "Righteous" explores the familial entanglements that can exist within small towns and how seemingly irreparable mistakes can be made right. In "Millie's Song," a young woman emerges intact from a life of recklessness through an unexpected divine alliance. "Paul and Silas" shows how tragedy can force us to face our past. "Jealousy" depicts the connection between siblings in a family fractured by their transient fathers. In "The Station" reality is questioned through the mysterious journey of a group of strangers. With insight and sensitivity, Batchelor addresses in these seven stories the themes of redemption, matters of the heart, and how the vulnerable extend love within complex family systems.

Explains economics as it pertains to money, inflation, recession, and wage and price controls.

Sally is a good little girl with a kind heart. When her sweet tooth acts up and she gets a hankering for some candy, she has no trouble convincing her mother to give her fifty cents to spend at the nearby penny candy store. On their way, Sally and her mother pass a park. All the children in the park seem sad for some reason, but Sally can t imagine why. Inside the store, though, there is nothing but joy. There is candy in every corner and every nook, from lollypops to jelly beans to chocolate marshmallow mustaches! When the store clerk offers Sally a bag, she happily accepts and proceeds to fill the bag with fifty wonderful pieces of candy. But what will Sally do with so much candy? Join Sally as she learns about sharing in this sweet tale of her trip to the penny candy store.

Translated into more than 40 languages and 44 published editions, "The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible" has won numerous awards and has been endorsed by Steve Forbes, Walter Williams, John Stossel, Mark Skousen, and Austrian-School economists and educators throughout the world.

In this "punny" introduction to US currency, a penny, doubting her value, sets out to find her purpose at any cost.

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