Cathy Peterson

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An American Beauty

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An American Beauty

by Shana Abe (Goodreads Author)

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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction)

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Remarkably Bright Creatures

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Biography, Christian, Classics, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Spirituality, and Thriller

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