COUNTING STARS
David Almond, . . Dell/ Laurel-Leaf, $5.99 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41826-9
"In this evocative collection of autobiographical vignettes," wrote
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Reviewed on: 11/17/2003
Genre: Children's
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