Year of the Zinc Penny by De Marinis, Rick - 1990

New York, New York, USA: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990. BI6 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated tan wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library marks, stamp, and pocket on the front and back endpapers and title page plus a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges plus some very light yellowing of the outside paper edges. A bittersweet novel about a boy's growing up in Los Angeles during World War II and 1943 specifically. This author is noted for a somewhat dark perception of his characters' responses to the human condition, but also that good things happen in the world too, often when they are least expected. By the author of "Under the Wheat," "The Burning Women of Far Cry," and "The Comint Triumps of the Free World." 174p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: HarperCollins. Very Good. 1990. First Thus. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall 0060973390 Used .

Harpercollins, 1990-09. Paperback. Good.

Harpercollins, 1990-09-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Scranton, PA: Harpercollins, 1990. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Type: Book This book is a fascinating novel on the tradition of Twains Huck Finn.

New York, NY HarperCollins: HarperPerennial, 1990. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging and the light tan background field of the backstrip is ever so sligntly sunned (the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the binding remains square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 174pp. Trade Paperback. This short, bittersweet novel tells the first-person story of a ten-year-old boy living in wartime Los Angeles. The year is 1943. Men are off fighting the war; women are riveting planes in the city's aircraft factories. The protagonist, Trygve (nicknamed Monk), lives in a crowded apartment with his mother and her show-business aspiring boyfriend, her sister and her sister's Canadian husband, and his teenage son. Seen through the inexperienced but curious eyes of a boy, these… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Harpercollins. 1990. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Softcover. 0060973390 . Very Good+ in wrappers. ; 7.90 X 5.30 X 0.50 inches .

HarperCollins, 1990. Paperback. Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.