Salvage the Bones
- ISBN-10
- 140882700X
- ISBN-13
- 9781408827000
- Series
- Salvage the Bones
- Category
- African American children
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-12
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Jesmyn Ward
Description
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2011
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