"The Story of Leather" by Sara Ware Bassett is a tale about Peter Coddington, a high schooler whose academic failures lead to unexpected life lessons. After Peter's poor grades jeopardize his place on the baseball team, his father sends him to work at the family tannery. Peter initially struggles with the demands of physical labor, but he begins to appreciate the value of hard work and dedication. He forms bonds with his fellow workers, learning about accountability and developing a new sense of self-worth. This experience transforms Peter, guiding him from a disappointed student to a responsible young man.
The Story of Leather
By Sara Ware Bassett
A failing student finds redemption and maturity when forced to trade his schoolbooks for the tough but rewarding world of a family tannery.
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2008-06-17
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Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
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