Based on a true story, a Ghanan child tells of the profound effect that micro-loans have on his family's life. A "distinguished book."—SLJ, starred review
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Based on an old French folktale, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the selfish and miserly people living in a village so that they find themselves making the soldiers a feast.
