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| Author | Andrea Hairston |
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| Published | 2011 (Aqueduct Press) |
| Pages | 429 |
| ISBN | 9781933500522 |
| OCLC | 698360179 |
Redwood and Wildfire is Andrea Hairston's second novel. It centers on the main characters Redwood and Aidan and their travel from Georgia to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. It was published in 2011 by Aqueduct Press.
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