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Lu and the Swamp Ghost

by James Carville, Patricia C. McKissack · 2004

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During the Depression in the Louisiana bayou, a curious young girl helps the "Swamp Ghost" that her cousins warned her about and finds herself with one good friend.

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ghostghostMore like thisLess of this
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friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thispovertypovertyMore like thisLess of this
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1920s1920sMore like thisLess of this20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisLouisianaLouisianaMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens

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