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Series: Hilda's YardPaperback
Norm Foster9781770919662
$15.95DRAMA
Mar 19, 2019
Lemonade is for people who use the front door. It’s an exciting summer day in 1956 for Hilda and Sam Fluck. Newly on their own since their thirtysomething children Gary and Janey moved out, they are finally ready to relax. Hilda plans to hang her laundry while Sam goes to buy a shiny new television. What could disturb their simple peace? Turns out doors are merely decoration as Gary and Janey literally fall over the fence into the backyard, looking for help out of sticky situations. Gary has lost his job, is enamoured with his new girlfriend, B... + Read More
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$17.95DRAMA
Apr 02, 2019
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$17.95DRAMA
May 21, 2019
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Series: BANG BANGPaperback
Kat Sandler9781770919822
$17.95DRAMA
Nov 19, 2019
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Series: Birds of a KindPaperback
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$18.95DRAMA
Apr 23, 2019
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$17.95DRAMA
May 21, 2019
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$18.95DRAMA Age (years) from 9 - 18
Nov 15, 2019
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$17.95DRAMA
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$29.95DRAMA
Jun 18, 2019
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