BONE DRY
Kathleen Karr, . . Hyperion, $5.99 (220pp) ISBN 978-0-7868-1594-4
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Reviewed on: 11/03/2003
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 230 pages - 978-0-7868-0776-5
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