The Jacob ladder /
Gerald Hausman and Uton Hinds.
- New York : Orchard Books, 2001.
- 120 pages ; 22 cm
After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and tries to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's behavior.
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