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The Trouble with Thirteen

by Betty Miles · 1979

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Why can't things just stay the way they are? Two 12-year-old friends learn about independence, loyalty, and growing up, in this "authentic and believable . . . winner" (School Library Journal). An IRA/CBC Children's Choice.

Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 112 pages

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