BLISTER
Susan Shreve, . . Scholastic/Signature, $4.99 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-439-19314-6
After her sister is stillborn, Alyssa (who came to Jonah's aid in
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Reviewed on: 06/16/2003
Genre: Children's
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