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Conversation Hearts by John Crowley – Review
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No TagOn the planet Brxx, a little girl called Trxx is born with no fur. At first her mother and father, Qxx and Fxx, and her older brother, Pxx, don’t know what to make of this strange, disturbing disability. But gradually they learn that Trxx’s difference does not affect her ability to enjoy life.
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