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    Ballads of Juvenile Afflictions
    Ballads of Juvenile Afflictions
    Ballads of Juvenile Afflictions
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    Ballads of Juvenile Afflictions

    By Anuja Thomas

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    This is a collection of poems that echo the feelings and confusions of teenagers worldwide, and hopefully, every teen will be able to read them and relate to these words.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateJul 17, 2015
    ISBN9781503586215
    Ballads of Juvenile Afflictions
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    Anuja Thomas

    Anuja Thomas is a high school graduate planning on doing an undergraduate course in English literature. She is an avid reader and is a member of the poetry website poetrysoup.com. She currently lives with her parents in Dubai.

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      Ballads of Juvenile Afflictions - Anuja Thomas

      BALLADS OF

      JUVENILE

      AFFLICTIONS

      ANUJA THOMAS

      Copyright © 2015 by Anuja Thomas. 717279

      ISBN:      Softcover            978-1-5035-8622-2

                      EBook                978-1-5035-8621-5

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Rev. date: 07/16/2015

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      Contents

      Bring It On!

      Pretty Enough

      Story Of My Life

      The Tears Of The Sky

      Goodbye Forever

      The Perks Of Being Me

      This Time

      My Beautiful Gilded

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