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Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold Cover:Hardcover author of The Upper WorldOnA tall tale inspired by the life and works of Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Young Toni knows that her stories are going to change the world. She's good at spinning a yarn, and in fact, she thinks she might be able to spin her stories into gold if she tries hard enough. Maybe her stories can even lead her to buried treasure? And so Toni sets out on a quest for gold with her siblings, telling tales and looking for a little magic at every