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The It Doesn't Matter Suit

by Sylvia Plath · 1996 · 41 pages

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A children's story by Sylvia Plath which was found in manuscript form after her death. Max Nix lives with his mama and papa and six brothers in a small village called Winkelburg. Max longs for a suit - not just a workaday suit, but one for doing everything. One day, a mysterious parcel arrives.

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Genre
humor
Setting
1990s
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 41 pages
Form
poetryshort stories

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