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"Boy Wanted": A Book of Cheerful Counsel

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"Boy Wanted": A Book of Cheerful Counsel

Nixon Waterman

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Somewhere a sign hangs in a window reading Boy Wanted, and Waterman insists the world never takes it down. His cheerful chapters, Couldn't and Could, Deliver the Goods, Stick to It, Keep Pegging Away, mix verse and pep for any boy wondering if he is a genius. Rhymed encouragement with a wink and a work ethic. Hand it to a kid who needs a nudge.

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47 chapters

  1. 1“Boy Wanted”
  2. 2OTHER BOOKS By NIXON WATERMAN
  3. 3PREFACE
  4. 4CONTENTS
  5. 5ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6“BOY WANTED” CHAPTER I THE AWAKENING
  7. 7“BOY WANTED”
  8. 8“COULDN’T” AND “COULD”
  9. 9DELIVER THE GOODS
  10. 10CHAPTER II “AM I A GENIUS?”
  11. 11STICK TO IT
  12. 12KEEP PEGGING AWAY
  13. 13THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
  14. 14CHAPTER III OPPORTUNITY
  15. 15“MYSELF AND I”
  16. 16RIGHT HERE AND JUST NOW
  17. 17KEEP A-TRYING
  18. 18CHAPTER IV OVER AND UNDERDOING

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