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First Lights

First Lights

First Lights

Gerald F. Sweeney / Gerald FSweeney

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Año de edición:
2008
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781601454225
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How does a frightened child overcome his fear of the world and Depression America? Amazingly the answer comes through sports, sex, help from the Church and a friendly Wizard. Set in the colorful era of the ’39 World’s Fair and WWII.

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