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Author: Elizabeth Rusch
Published Date: 01 Feb 2018
Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Language: English
Format: Hardback::80 pages
ISBN10: 0544671597
ISBN13: 9780544671591
Publication City/Country: Boston, MA, United States
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Dimension: 229x 279x 12.7mm::612.35g
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