The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Puffin Books)
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This edition of The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Puffin Books) by Susan Cooper is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The record for this copy lists 1984 • Puffin Books • 800 pages.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780140316889
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