The Quite Contrary Man: A True American Tale
by Hyatt, Patricia Rusch
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AR Book Level
4.5
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,393
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
142176 EN
About this book
In nineteenth-century New England, Joseph Palmer flouts the law against wearing a beard and is accused by his fellow citizens of being unpatriotic and sinful, stubbornly refusing to shave even when he is sent to jail.