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Miracle Boy

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 5, 6
Page count: 15

Author

Pinckney
Benedict

Appeared in

Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories About Rural Youth

Story Summary

When three friends ask to see the scars where Miracle Boy's feet were reattached after a farming accident, they decide to play a trick on Miracle Boy and throw his shoes over a power line. But Lizard's conscience leads him to retrieve the shoes and discover a friend.