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Amber Brown is a girl who loves to measure time and hopes to receive a watch on her seventh birthday. Contrasting with her best friend Justin, who enjoys the present, Amberβs fixation on clocks creates a charming, light-hearted look at friendship and growing up.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Paula Danziger
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