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Book Title: Border Simulator : Poems
Item Length: 8.3in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Gabriel Dozal
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Places, Subjects & Themes / Family, American / Hispanic American
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 7.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
