School or Pappy?: Leon’S Dilemma

By Micma

This book is based on life in Nettleton, 1949.

The time has come for six-year-old Leon to start first grade. Until now, Leon has always been with his Pappy during the day while his mom worked. How will he find time help Pappy in the fields and play with his friends and his dog, Shep, if he has to spend all day in school?

Join Leon as he struggles to balance starting school and spending time with his Pappy and friends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546230854

Micma

Micma was raised in Nettleton, Missouri with her four brothers. She moved away for a few years before returning to her childhood home to raise three kids. Now a grandmother of seven, she wrote and illustrated her first series of books, Cousin Cove, as Christmas and birthday presents for her grandchildren. Inspired by conversations from both current and previous residents of Nettleton, Micma wrote her first book in The Kids of Nettleton series, School or Pappy? Leons Dilemma. Her deep interest in her hometown history continues to grow, as do her plans for the series. Readers can expect more books, spanning the years, about the kids who grew up in the town of Nettleton. Micma, as her grandkids call her, also enjoys reading, crocheting, riding ATVs, watching movies and woodworking.

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School

or

Pappy?

LEON’S DILEMMA

February 2018

Written & Illustrated

by

Micma

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©

2018 Micma. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 03/06/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-3084-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-3085-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018902332

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Chapters

1.   Leon Does His Chores

2.   Dinner Time

3.   The Night Before School

4.   Leon Gets Ready For School

5.   School Is About To Begin

6.   Meet The Teacher

7.   Let The Learning Begin!

8.   Recess

9.   Lunch At Earl’s House

10.   School Continues

11.   Clarkson’s Store

12.   Alborn’s Runt

13.   The Runt’s New Home

14.   How Was School?

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Chapter One

Leon Does His Chores

September 1949

Leon scooped up an armload of corn cobs from the pile near the corner of the house, carrying them inside to the basket beside the cookstove, then rushed back outside. He had gotten home late and was running behind on his chores. His mom would be

home from work soon, and the rule was for Leon to have his chores done before dinner.

He hurried out to the pigpen, lugging the bucket of slop.

No, he cried, as he tripped, but down he went; and the pail, too.

Whew, he stood up, brushing the grass from the knees of his overalls. Luck was on his side. Most of the slop had landed in the pen and both pigs were already slurping it up. One more chore, refilling the coal oil.

Leon went inside to get the jar by the stove in the kitchen.

I already filled it, Pappy called from the living room.

Thanks, Pappy. Leon went in and sat on the divan.

What had you running behind today? Pappy lit his cigar. "Playing with