St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
- ISBN-10
- 0307263983
- ISBN-13
- 9780307263988
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
- Author
- Karen Russell
Description
Presents ten short stories set in the Florida Everglades and starring children who must survive against incredible odds.
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