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At last she comes to adelphi hillsitself a former boarding schoolto live with her only living relatives. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 1982, and was written by sylvia cassedy. Project muse playing and reality in sylvia cassedys novels. In addition to giving an age range and the plot of each book, silvey relates the fascinating, often hilarious story behind the story, something only an insider in the field of childrens publishing could tell. Behind the attic wall by sylvia cassedy locked in time by lois duncan my side of the mountain by jean george hoot by carl hiaasen scat by carl hiaasen the phantom tollbooth by norton juster call of the wild by jack london the view from saturday by e. Behind the attic wall by sylvia cassedy book cover, description, publication history.
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