Treasures For Tomas

The father of Tomas Aragon loses his job for an unusual reason-His faith.
That very same day Tomas and his friend Dan Rico, the minister’s son attend an auction. Almost before they know it, they have spent fifty-two cents for a glorious collection of useful junk. In the pile there are pipes for Dan to use in making a jungle gym for his mother’s church kindergarten. There are some old extension cords so Tomas can fix up a real electric light in the playhouse he is building for his younger sister’s corduroy elephant. And there are two metal boxes- locked