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David & Della

by Paul Zindel · 1993

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David Mahooley, a teenage playwright suffering from writer's block, finds himself drawn into the passionate world of a flamboyant, alcoholic young actress with a talent for lying.

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Audience
childrens
Length
short · 167 pages

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