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Book Title: I Lived ON Butterfly Hill
Item Length: 7.6in.
Item Height: 1.2in.
Item Width: 5.1in.
Author: Marjorie Agosin
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America, General, Politics & Government, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Historical / Military & Wars
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
