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A Girl Called Al

by Constance C. Greene · 1969

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A seventh-grade girl, her slightly fat girl friend, Al, and the assistant superintendent of their apartment building form a mutually needed friendship with the usual—and a few unusual—joys and sorrows.

Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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