THE SLIGHTLY TRUE STORY OF CEDAR B. HARTLEY (WHO PLANNED TO LIVE AN UNUSUAL LIFE)
Martine Murray, . . Scholastic, $4.99 (233pp) ISBN 978-0-439-48623-1
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