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Publication Year: 2006
Book Title: Starting Block
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Robert McCutcheon
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Romance / General, Sports
Publisher: Bellissima Publishing, LLC
Intended Audience: Young Adults
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
