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((\n\nheCoffeeCan Ki  \nWritten by Jan M.Czeated by Maurie J.ManningGoodwillB34  \nBooks/Music-pink6003994006601$3.9900  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\nTo all the coffee can kids—those who are home and those who wait.  \nCWLA Press is an imprint of the Child Welfare League of America.The Child Welfare League of America is the nation'soldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization.We are committed to engaging people everywhere inpromoting the well-being of children,youth,and their families,and protecting every child from harm.  \n◎2002 by Jan M.Czech.All rights reserved.Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any formor by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,microfilming,and recording,or by any informationstorage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher.For information on this or other CWLApublications,contact the CWLA Publications Department at the address below.  \nThis book is not intended to represent the process of all international adoptions or the character of any one country.Rather,it is an individual story to be used to explore adoption issues and relationships.  \n## CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA,INC.HEADQUARTERS\n\n440 First Street,NW,Third Floor,Washington,DC 20001-2085E-mail:books@cwla.org  \nCURRENT PRINTING(last digit)  \n1098765432  \nCover and text design by Maurie J.Manning  \nBook production by Amy Alick  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nISBN\\#0-87868-821-8  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nCzech,Jan M.  \nThe coffee can kid/written by Jan M.Czech;illustrated by Maurie J.Manning.  \np.cm.  \nSummary:Six-year-old Annie asks the father who adopted her to once more tell the story of how she came toAmerica from Korea.  \nISBN 0-87868-821-8(alk.paper)  \n(1.Adoption--Fiction.2.Korean Americans--Fiction.)I.Manning,Maurie,ill.II.Title.  \nPZ7.C9985 Co 2002  \n[E]--dc 21  \n# The Coffee Can Kid\n\nWritten by Jan M.Czech  \nllustrated by Maurie J.Manning  \nThe chair teetered under Annie's feet.She rooted through thetangle of winter hats and mittens on the top shelf of the hall closet.  \n“There it is.”Annie leaned farther into the closet.Something bluepeeked at her from behind a shoebox.She reached for it.Her finger-tips brushed cool metal.  \nAnnie stretched.The chair tipped.She grabbed the object as thechair scooted out from under her.  \n## ASH\n\nDown she went in a heapwith the family's mittens,scarves,hats,and gloves.  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