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Rent Shadow Baby (Today Show Book Club #14)
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Format: Quality Paperback, Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Published: Aug 2003
Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction - General
Retail Price: $16.00
Pages: 256
Synopsis
SHADOW BABY is a tale told by a 12-year-old named Clara Winter, who seeks the truth about the sad and bizarre circumstances of her birth. Retreating into her own world, Clara surrounds herself with imaginary books, characters, and events, until she meets an old man and learns from him how to transform discarded objects into useful and beautiful things. Gradually, Clara is able not only to understand but to accept the tragedies of the past.
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