Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan’s Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into...
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Автор: Риггз Ренсом
Серия: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2
Язык: английский
Год: 2014
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