Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill : The Story of Mary Bell

Year 2000
Pages 416

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The listing describes Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill : The Story of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny as a book written for younger readers or for families to read together. The record for this copy lists 2000 • Henry Holt & Co • 416 pages.

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