The Anatomy of Wings

The Anatomy of Wings
ISBN-10
1442985526
ISBN-13
9781442985520
Series
The Anatomy of Wings
Category
Australian fiction
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
ReadHowYouWant.com
Author
Karen Foxlee

Description

Ten-year-old Jennifer Day lives in a small mining town full of secrets. Trying to make sense of the sudden death of her teenage sister Beth, she looks to the adult world around her for answers.

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