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ISBN 0-8050-5507-X

First published in hardcover in 1996 by Henry Holt and Company, Inc.

First Owl Book Edition—1997

A Marian Wood / Owl Book

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“Who’ll Stop the Rain,” words and music by John C. Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, © Jondora Music, courtesy of Fantasy, Inc.

eISBN 9781466871441

First eBook edition: April 2014