A house that once was
A house that once wasJulie Fogliano
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A house that once was (2018)

Julie Fogliano

Others: Positive

A delightful story about a boy and a girl who explore an abandoned house and imagine who might have lived there. Deep in the woods is a house, just a house that once was but now isn t a home. Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go?

ISBN:
9781626723146
Length:
48 pages

Genres: young adult

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