Pick of the Day: Seraphina (CD)
Seraphina. By Rachel Hartman. 11 CDs. 13:30 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2012. ISBN 978-0-307-96894-4. $50 Gr 7 Up–In the decades since the peace treaty...
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