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An evocative, delicately comic story of a girl's coming of age. From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized as a special child, with the power to see ghosts and predict the future. Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.

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Author:	Tina McElroy Ansa
ISBN 10:	0156101505
Pages:	276
Publisher:	Mariner Books
Publication Date:	May 31, 1991
Binding:	Paperback
Weight:	0.59lbs

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