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2014 selection · Young readers
Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog And Instruction Manual
Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog And Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, kids’ books, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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