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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

DEAR ENEMY

DADDY LONG LEGS

JUST PATTY

PATTY AND PRISCILLA

THE FOUR POOLS MYSTERY

JERRY

MUCH ADO ABOUT PETER

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JEAN WEBSTER

Author of ‘Daddy Long Legs,’ ‘Just Patty,’ ‘Dear Enemy’

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