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Location: USA

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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

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