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Carl's Sleepy Afternoon
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In this catalog, Carl's Sleepy Afternoon by Alexandra Day lands as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2005 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 40 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.
Edition on file: 2005 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 40 pages • ISBN 9780374310882.
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