 Hardcover first edition | |
| Author | Ralph Fletcher |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Atheneum |
Publication date | April 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 46 |
| ISBN | 978-0689805936 |
| OCLC | 32779111 |
| 811/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3556.L523 B87 1996 |
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