Minna's Patchwork Coat

by Lauren A. Mills

Minna’s papa died from working in the coal mines, and now she can’t afford a winter coat to wear to school. When friends and neighbors make one from their fabric scraps, her classmates tease her about her rags–until she reminds them that her coat contains pieces of clothing that were once important to each of them; it’s the stories they share that have turned her rags into a treasure.