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Published:
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2010
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Street Date:
07/25/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781423140719
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Lexile measure:
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Avi. (2010). Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

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Avi. 2010. Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

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Avi, Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010.

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Avi. Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010.

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