"The Waltons" work with their neighbors to protect a family facing foreclosure and auction of all their goods. By blocking access to outsiders, they purchase everything for pennies (hence the title, "The Penny Sale"), and are able to give it back to the financially distressed family.

This TV tie-in with "The Waltons", which I read in the early 1980s, has stuck with me for years. I'll even go so far as to say that it had some influence on me, shaping my view of radical politics and economics. Individuals organizing together to protect each other against institutional injustice and impoverishment -- what's not to like?

Sadly for this review, I don't remember much about how the book was written (I was hardly much of a critic at 13 years old, anyway), but the fact that it has stuck with me all these years must mean something. ( )