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The last April dancers

by Jean Thesman · 1987

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Sixteen-year-old Cat St. John tries to come to terms with the growing evidence of her father's mental illness and his eventual suicide.

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father daughterfather daughterMore like thisLess of thismental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of thissuicidesuicideMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 206 pages

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