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Rashed, My Friend by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1971 was a turning point in the sub-continent's history: it was when everything changed and Bangladesh came into existence. For nine months from March to December, the people of the country sacrificed their lives and all else that they had for their freedom in a way never before seen in the history of the world...Categorized as:
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![Roaring Liberty by Jean Grainger]()
Roaring Liberty by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York City, 1922Harp Devereaux is torn. Part of her desperately wants to return to Ireland to finish what she and her family and friends started, and to witness the departure of the British forces from Ireland after eight hundred long years. But the other part finds life in America during the Roaring Twenties too exciting to trade for the sleepy streets of County Cork... -
![Anne of Green Gables Collection by L.M. Montgomery]()
Anne of Green Gables Collection by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't Miss a Moment with Anne Shirley in this Anne of Green Gables Bundle This bundle includes: • Anne of Green Gables • Anne of Avonlea • Anne of the Island • Anne's House of Dreams • Rainbow Valley • Rilla of Ingleside • Chronicles of Avonlea • Further Chronicles of...Categorized as:
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![Anne of Green Gables Collection: 11 Books by L.M. Montgomery, Jane Austen]()
Anne of Green Gables Collection: 11 Books by L.M. Montgomery, Jane Austen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis book contains: Anne of Green Gables Series: - Anne of Green Gables - Anne of Avonlea - Anne of the Island - Anne's House of Dreams - Rainbow Valley - Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Ingleside and Anne of Windy Poplars are missing from the series...Categorized as:
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![Kontesa Nera by Marija Jurić Zagorka]()
Kontesa Nera by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrič spava dubokim snom, Mjesec je razastro srebrn plašt nad crkvene tornjeve, gradske kule, plemićke dvorove i kućice gričkih purgara. Ulice su zamrle, a željezni kapci na prozorima kao da su zakovani. Nigdje znaka budnog čovjeka. I lavež pasa je zamuknuo...Categorized as:
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![Anne of Green Gables by Kathleen Olmstead, L.M. Montgomery]()
Anne of Green Gables by Kathleen Olmstead, L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollowing Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price...Categorized as:
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![Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco]()
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood... -
![Heaven to Betsy & Betsy in Spite of Herself by Vera Neville]()
Heaven to Betsy & Betsy in Spite of Herself by Vera Neville
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHeaven to Betsy : Betsy Ray is loving every minute of freshman year at Deep Valley High-with new and old friends all around her...not to mention boys! But most intriguing of all is the one she and her best friend, Tacy, dub "the Tall Dark Stranger...Categorized as:
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![Betsy Was a Junior & Betsy and Joe by Vera Neville]()
Betsy Was a Junior & Betsy and Joe by Vera Neville
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetsy Was a Junior: It's the best school year ever, especially now that charming, funny Tib Muller is back in Deep Valley. But when her crowd gets into trouble, Betsy's best year could turn out to be her worst...Categorized as:
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![Ascolta il mio cuore by Bianca Pitzorno]()
Ascolta il mio cuore by Bianca Pitzorno
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsQuando la nuova maestra viene soprannominata Arpia Sferza e quando ogni giorno di scuola si trasforma in una battaglia, potete ben credere che in IV D ne succedono davvero di tutti i colori! Tra scheletri da rimontare e motociclette, generali austriaci e fantasmi in cornice, lettrici di fotoromanzi e pantere di velluto, tre eroine come Elisa, Prisca, Rosalba condurranno la loro lotta contro...Categorized as:
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![The Gardener by Sarah Stewart]()
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBy the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The LibraryLydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds, plenty of stationery, and a passion for gardening to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, brightening the bakery and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows...Categorized as:
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![Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall]()
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA lavish new picture book from Caldecott-winner Sophie Blackall that will transport readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor!Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern ... and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost… by Louisa May Alcott]()
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern ... and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost… by Louisa May Alcott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents...Categorized as:
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![Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman]()
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAn international bestseller: Grace learns that she can be anything she wants...Categorized as:
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![The Count of Monte Cristo (Great Illustrated Classics) by Mitsu Yamamoto, Alexandre Dumas]()
The Count of Monte Cristo (Great Illustrated Classics) by Mitsu Yamamoto, Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA young sailor returns home from a dangerous voyage. His father and his sweetheart are waiting for him. But an act of jealous treachery changes his life forever! An unexpected meeting changes everything and the man who was once an unknown sailor emerges as The Count of Monte Cristo, mysterious, rich, and powerful enough to take the ultimate revenge against his enemies. Retail price: $9.95 US, $11...Categorized as:
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![A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French]()
A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a‐waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers...Categorized as:
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![A Daughter’s Return by Josephine Cox]()
A Daughter’s Return by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFlorence Stanville is a woman with a past. When she moves to Guisethorpe on the east coast of England, the townsfolk are intrigued by the glamorous and mysterious stranger. Florence doesn’t care about the gossips – she’s drawn to the peaceful seaside town by the pull of her childhood, when she lived for a brief but happy time with her beloved late mother... -
![Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry]()
Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Werthan, a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur... -
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Жестокий Век by Исай Калашников
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsВойско Чингисхана подобно вулканической лаве сметало на своем пути все живое: истребляло народы, превращало в пепел цветущие цивилизации. Вершитель этого жесточайшего абсурда — Чингисхан — и чудовище и гениальный полководец. "Жестокий век" — это молниеносные степные переходы, дымы кочевий, необузданная, вольная жизнь, где неразлучны опасность и удача... -
![Life at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Life at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsP.G. Wodehouse entices us into the demesne of Blandings Castle - an apparent paradise where it is eternal high summer, with jolly parties, tea on the lawn and love trysts in the rose garden. But for Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, there is always something to disturb this tranquil scene... -
![The Fourth Peshwa by Ranjit Desai, रणजित देसाई]()
The Fourth Peshwa by Ranjit Desai, रणजित देसाई
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Maratha empire that Chhatrapati Shivaji established in 1680 passed into the hands of the Peshwas in the 18th century. The empire, which spanned across large parts of Western, Central and Northern India, suffered a severe setback when the Marathas lost the third battle of Panipat to Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761... -
![The Financier by Theodore Dreiser]()
The Financier by Theodore Dreiser
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrank Cowperwood, a fiercely ambitious businessman, emerges as the very embodiment of greed as he relentlessly seeks satisfaction in wealth, women, and power. As Cowperwood deals and double-deals, betrays and is in turn betrayed, his rise and fall come to represent the American success story stripped down to brutal realities-a struggle for spoils without conscience or pity... -
![The Best-Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill]()
The Best-Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor a doll contest at a party, a little girl chooses to enter a doll that seems least likely to win a prize...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Works of O. Henry by O. Henry, Harry Hansen]()
The Complete Works of O. Henry by O. Henry, Harry Hansen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsO. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings... -
![The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift, Lynd Ward]()
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift, Lynd Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn the Manhattan bank of the Hudson River, a small lighthouse--made of steel and painted bright red--proudly protects boats with his faithful beam. One day a great expanse of gray steel, which also shines a bright light into the fog and darkness, is built over it. The little red lighthouse feels insignificant and useless in comparison but soon learns that . .Categorized as:
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![The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain]()
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“We said there was no home like a raft. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery…but you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim...Categorized as:
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![Peek-A-Boo!: 9 by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg]()
Peek-A-Boo!: 9 by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe classic children's game book, now in a delightful miniature edition. Busy scenes of family activity alternate with pages featuring a die-cut hole and a cheerful baby overlooking the familiar chaos. Full-color illustrations throughout...Categorized as:
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![Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections by Wilson Rawls]()
Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections by Wilson Rawls
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConnections: The pine of Akoya (Japanese folk tale) / retold by Rafe Martin --The Christmas hunt (short story) / by Borden Deal --Him (novel extract) from Bambi: a life in the woods / by Felix Salten --Hunting yarns / compiled by Kemp P...Categorized as:
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![The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill]()
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA year they'll never forget Ten-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesn't have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote, Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there is just too hard... -
![LOS PREHISTORRATONES 10: ¡LLUEVEN MALAS NOTICIAS, STILTONUT! by Geronimo Stilton]()
LOS PREHISTORRATONES 10: ¡LLUEVEN MALAS NOTICIAS, STILTONUT! by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeronimo Stiltonoot and The Stone Gazette are in the running for the Stone Age Ratitzer: the award for the best prehistoric journalism! But their main competition is Sally Rockmousen, the ruthless host of Gossip Radio -- and she'll stop at nothing to win...Categorized as:
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![Song of the Sea (American Dreams) by Jean Ferris]()
Song of the Sea (American Dreams) by Jean Ferris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaider is almost killed boarding the LIGHTNING to save Rosie from the cruel Captain Lawrence, who has kidnapped, tormented and imprisoned her. Rosie nurses his wounds and tries to forget his surprising kiss, while she prays for his life.and for her own strength to resist him. For she knows there's no room in his life for love...Categorized as:
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![Courtney: Friendship Superhero by Kellen Hertz]()
Courtney: Friendship Superhero by Kellen Hertz
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCourtney’s suited up for an epic adventure—just like Crystal Starshooter, the video game hero she invented. Crystal is brave and bold and doesn’t back down. Courtney tries to be the same in real life. When Courtney meets Isaac Wells at the arcade, they form an epic friendship...Categorized as:
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![My Anastasia by Sharon Stewart, Шарън Стюарт]()
My Anastasia by Sharon Stewart, Шарън Стюарт
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDunia, a Siberian peasant girl, has run away from her abusive family and is discovered by Grigory Rasputin, a wandering holy man and friend of the Romanov Imperial family. He decides to take her with him to visit the Romanovs in St. Petersburg. Although Rasputin treats Dunia well, her experience tells her that he has a very dark side. The Imperial family quickly warms to Dunia...Categorized as:
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![That Scatterbrain Booky by Bernice Thurman Hunter]()
That Scatterbrain Booky by Bernice Thurman Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook by Bernice Thurman...Categorized as:
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![Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris]()
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground!This is the uplifting tale of how the author’s aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children’s ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood... -
![Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren]()
Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLet the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village!The noisy children of three neighboring families are celebrating the season by baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts...Categorized as:
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![Peter the First by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy]()
Peter the First by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHere, for the first time, in its final form and in a new translation, is the epic Russian novel which has sold in its native country over two million copies. Alexey Tolstoy (who was not related to the author of War and Peace) began to study the character of his hero, Peter the First, in 1917... -
![Carney's House Party by Maud Hart Lovelace]()
Carney's House Party by Maud Hart Lovelace
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt is the summer of 1911, and Carney Sibley is back home in her beloved town of Deep Valley, Minnesota. She's looking forward to hosting a month-long house party, with guests including her Vassar college roommate Isobel Porteous and old chum Betsy Ray. With lots of the old Crowd and a new friend--wealthy, unkempt, but lovable Sam Hutchinson--around, the days are filled with fun... -
![Heidi by Deidre S. Laiken, Johanna Spyri]()
Heidi by Deidre S. Laiken, Johanna Spyri
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHeidi, of the majestic Swiss Alps, finds beauty and wisdom in nature. Living in isolation with Grandfather and two goats, she develops a special feeling for the plants and animals in their hills and valleys. Her life changes when she is urged to study in a city. She befriends an invalid girl but is homesick for her mountain life...Categorized as:
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![The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook by Joyce Lankester Brisley]()
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook by Joyce Lankester Brisley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe stories of Milly-Molly-Mandy and her family and friends have charmed generations of children since they first appeared in 1925. This collection of twenty-one classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world... -
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മയ്യഴിപ്പുഴയുടെ തീരങ്ങളിൽ | Mayyazhipuzhayude Theerangalil by M. Mukundan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil (On the Banks of the River Mayyazhi) is a Malayalam language novel by M. Mukundan. Widely regarded as the author's magnum opus, the novel vividly describes the political and social background of Mahe (Mayyazhi), the former French colony, in the past, in a mystical way.[1] The novel was translated into English and French, both the versions winning accolades... -
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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRinggold recounts the dream adventure of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot, who flies above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem. Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. The spectacular artwork resonates with color and texture...Categorized as:
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![Devil on My Heels by Joyce McDonald]()
Devil on My Heels by Joyce McDonald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1957 fifteen-year-old Dove, the daughter of a prosperous orange grower in Benevolence, Florida, feels increasingly uneasy after learning of acts of racism against the African American orange pickers by those close to her...Categorized as:
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![Angelique triumphiert by Anne Golon]()
Angelique triumphiert by Anne Golon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Aida: Libretto by Giuseppe Verdi]()
Aida: Libretto by Giuseppe Verdi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExcerpt from Aida: Opera in Quattro AttiQui'dove in dolce faspm0' Io ti chiamai Isoi*ella... Piangi delle tue {lacrime Svela il segreto me.Per per voi pavefiio. amneris Favelli il mer? 'ne s'agita.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work... -
![Betsy's Busy Summer by Carolyn Haywood]()
Betsy's Busy Summer by Carolyn Haywood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA long-time favorite series is brought back with the first book of the Betsy Series. Betsy's Busy Summer finds Betsy and her friends in the summerhouse for fun and games all summer long...Categorized as:
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![Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin, Betsie Bush]()
Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin, Betsie Bush
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story of four young girls who take over a small, deserted home and fix it up for their use as a clubhouse.Carroll Watson Rankin's best known novel is Dandelion Cottage, published in 1904 by Henry Holt and Company. She first wrote the story serially for her own children...Categorized as:
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![Mary Ann's Angels by Catherine Cookson]()
Mary Ann's Angels by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary Ann has twins, one of whom is talkative and the other not. Her husband decides a separation is needed but Mary Ann will not hear of it. This seemingly small quarrel leads to an explosive situation when Rose Mary disappears... -
![With Love from Booky by Bernice Thurman Hunter]()
With Love from Booky by Bernice Thurman Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook by Hunter, Bernice...Categorized as:
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