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"When twelve-year-old Cedar loses her dog, it sets off a chain of events leading her to find a new friend, become an acrobat, and learn some bitter-sweet truths about family, community, and herself." (Source: OCLC)

Notes

  • Prequel to The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Can't Help Flying High and Falling in Deep).
  • Included in the 2003 White Ravens Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. Special mention.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2002 .
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      Extent: 226p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 February 2002
      ISBN: 1865086231
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Arthur A. Levine Books ,       2003 .
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      Extent: 233p.p.
      Edition info: 1st US edition
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 June 2003
      ISBN: 043948622X, 0439486238
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Macmillan Children's Books ,       2004 .
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      Extent: 220p.p.
      Edition info: First UK edition
      ISBN: 9780330415439, 0330415433
Alternative title: Het beetje ware verhaal van Cedar B. Hartley (die van plan was een ongewoon leven te leiden)
Language: Dutch
    • Amsterdam,
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Vassallucci ,       2003 .
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      Extent: 228p.p.
      ISBN: 9789050006378, 905000637X
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