This is Surrey, where nothing bad ever happens. Except somehow, 15-year-old Veerapen, half-Tamil, half-Jew and the fastest runner in the school, has just helped bury Moon Suzuki, the girl he loved. His dad has run off with an optician and his...
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GRAFS MONTE-KRISTO
Aleksandrs Dima (tevs)
Kopoti raksti piecpadsmit sējumos
Astotais sējums un Devītais sējums
Rīga, «Aeroekspresis» 1994
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