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The Littlest Matryoshka

by Corinne Demas Bliss · 1900

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Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey that eventually brings her back home.

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Setting
1900s1900sMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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