SuitabookSmoke & Mirrors
Barry Jonsberg
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This is a humorous, emotionally serious story about a guarded young person whose magic, friendship and care for her grandmother bring questions about love, loss and opening up.
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Barry Jonsberg
This is a humorous, emotionally serious story about a guarded young person whose magic, friendship and care for her grandmother bring questions about love, loss and opening up.
Catherine Bruton
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Harry Woodgate
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Owen Hart
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