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📘 G-dog and the homeboys by Celeste Fremon

First publish date: 2004

Authors: Celeste Fremon

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Ten‑year‑old Drita flees war‑torn Kosovo with her family to America, where she must learn English, fit into school, and find friends while her new classmates grapple with her arrival.

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