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Book Title: Mainstreaming Kathleen
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 5in.
Author: Jane E. Gridley
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Children with Special Needs
Publisher: Authorhouse
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Fiction
Item Weight: 4.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 104 Pages
