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The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier

by Ann M. Martin

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Mary Anne is in bigtrouble. She's bought loads of Christmas presents—and has no way of paying for them all. Baby-sitting money won't be enough to pay for thismistake.

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There's only one thing Mary Anne can do. She can take on a second job. A job that no onecan know about. Not Logan. Not Dawn. Not even Mary Anne's father.

Mary Anne's Christmas will be ruined. . .unless he secret life pays off.

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childrensyoung adultmiddle grade

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