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Book Title: Greyfriars Bobby
Number of Pages: 170 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.Com
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Animals, Animals / Dogs, General, Animals / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Author: Eleanor Atkinson
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback