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Book Title: Class Dismissed: A Year In The Life Of An American High Scho...
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Meredith Maran
Publication Name: Class Dismissed : A Year in the Life of an American High School, a Glimpse into the Heart of a Nation
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
