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Growing up in a bleak home for abandoned children, the boy sees a chance to change his fate when he exchanges places with a mysterious, flying Loblolly Boy. When he adopts the new identity, he learns that such a transformation comes with a harsh price he must confront.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: James Norcliffe
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