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There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

About the Authors Susan Van Kirk holds a B. A. from Knox College and an M. Ed. from the University of Illinois. She has taught English for 30 years in Monmouth, Illinois. David Kubicek received an M. A. in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.