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Guest, Jacqueline.

Book 2006

In 1932, 12-year-old know-it-all Henry Dafoe decides to run away from his Manitoba home rather than be sent to Nova Scotia by his sick mother. He learns the hard way that certain things should never be taken for granted, such as a soft bed, a home-cooked meal, a loving family, and good friends.

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