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- | Author: Ladee Hubbard
- | Publisher: Amistad
- | Publication Date: Jan 11, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 384 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0062979078
- | ISBN-13: 9780062979070
