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From mud pies and lilac leaves

by Bill Shrout · 1997

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The author's memories of his Indiana boyhood during the Great Depression.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thismental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1920s1920sMore like thisLess of thisIndianaIndianaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 261 pages

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