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Some Birthday!

by Patricia Polacco · 1991

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A Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year

An IRA/CBC Children's Choices Book

A Parents' Choice Awards Picture Honor Book

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
divorcedivorceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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