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Set during the Depression, a little girl has a surprising encounter with a swamp ghost while checking out her father’s turkey traps in the wood, but after sneaking food out of the house to feed the creature in the hopes of keeping safe, the little girl comes to realize that the strange being is simply a desperate and dirty young boy just trying to survive his difficult circumstances. 75,000 first printing.
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James Carville is the best-known and most-loved political consultant in American history. He is also a speaker, talk-show host, actor, and author with six New York Times bestsellers to his credit. Part of a large Southern family, he grew up without a television and loved to listen to the stories his mama told. Mr. Carville lives with his wife, Mary Matalin, and their two daughters in New Orleans.
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- PublisherAtheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0689865600
- ISBN 13 9780689865602
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorCatrow David
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