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Hortense loves adventure but despises the shade that follows her everywhere. Anger and sadness grow as she believes the shadow detests her too. One cold, dark night, bandits attack her in the woods, and she discovers that her shadow is the very thing she needs most.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Natalia O'Hara
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