by Jane Kurtz
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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.
ANNA WAS HERE
Copyright © 2013 by Jane Kurtz
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kurtz, Jane.
Anna was here / by Jane Kurtz.
p. cm.
“Greenwillow Books.”
Summary: Three generations of the Nickel family reunite, when fourth-grader Anna, her mom and dad, and four-year-old sister Isabella relocate to Oakwood, Kansas.
ISBN 978-0-06-056493-3 (trade bdg.)
[1. Families—Fiction. 2. Moving, Household—Fiction. 3. City and town life—Kansas—Fiction. 4. Kansas—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.K9626Le2011 [Fic]—dc22 2010017857
EPub Edition © AUGUST 2013 ISBN: 9780062239143
13 14 15 16 CG/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
FIRST EDITION
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