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    A Kind of Paradise
    A Kind of Paradise
    A Kind of Paradise
    Audiobook6 hours

    A Kind of Paradise

    Written by Amy Rebecca Tan

    Narrated by Tara Sands

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    About this audiobook

    Read the book that Ali Standish (author of The Ethan I Was Before) calls ""a heartwarming story"" and Melissa Roske (author of Kat Greene Comes Clean) calls ""a joyful, heartfelt debut!""

    Thirteen-year-old Jamie Bunn made a mistake at the end of the school year. A big one. And every kid in her middle school knows all about it. Now she has to spend her summer vacation volunteering at the local library—as punishment. What a waste of a summer!

    Or so she thinks.

    A Kind of Paradise is an unforgettable story about the power of community, the power of the library, and the power of forgiveness.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 30, 2019
    ISBN9780062912442
    A Kind of Paradise
    Author

    Amy Rebecca Tan

    Amy Rebecca Tan is the author of A Kind of Paradise and Summer at Meadow Wood. She currently works in a public library and an independent bookstore. Amy lives in New Jersey with her family. You can visit her online at www.amyrebeccatan.com.

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