THE GREAT PERHAPS
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THE GREAT PERHAPS (ebook)

JOE MENO

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LITERATURA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL
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"This ambitious, adventurous writer . . . recalls Anton Chekhov with his amused appreciation of human foibles."—Wendy Smith, Chicago Tribune The sky is falling for the Caspers, a family of cowards. When the parents decide to separate, this family is forced to appreciate the cloudiness of this modern age.

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