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The smell of other people's houses (2016)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive "Growing up in Alaska in the 1970s isn't like growing up anywhere else: Don't think life is going to be easy. Know your place. And never talk about yourself. Four vivid voices tell intertwining stories of hardship, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation"--
- ISBN:
- 9780553497786
- Length:
- 250 pages
Genres: young adult
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