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A fourteen-year-old named Sam learns about life, death, and love through his own experiences and observations in a small Australian town in 1962. The book is a mix of prose poems and prose, creating a unique narrative style that immerses the reader in Sam's perspective.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Steven Herrick
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