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Ben s uncle is about to sell the boat because ben s father has been long missing in action and belived dead. Thus they met ben, a very good guy who was having his own troubles trying to keep his uncle from selling the boat. Bens uncle is about to sell the boat because bens father has been long missing in action and belived dead. Sacredbee greeting cards are the creation of connecticut childrens book author and. The lions paw by robb white is one such book for me. Three children two orphans 15yearold ben take over a sloop, the lions paw. Jan, 2010 the lions paw is a story about three orphans, a missing father, a nasty uncle and a sailboat. Led by 15 year old ben, two orphans join the crew and the three run away for very good reasons in the sloop which bens father built prior. She said she thought it would be a great book for me to read to my students at liberty elementary school in putnam county, west virginia where i was teaching.
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