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Book Title: Real Kids: Creating Meaning In Everyday Life
Item Length: 0.8in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.7in
Author: Susan Engel
Publication Name: Real Kids : Creating Meaning in Everyday Life
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
