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Carry Me Like Water

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Year 2005 Edition year
Pages 503 Long-form read
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Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Saenz is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2005 • Harpercollins • 503 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.

Edition on file: 2005 • Harpercollins • 503 pages • ISBN 9780060831332.

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