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    FIRST CONSONANTS
    FIRST CONSONANTS
    FIRST CONSONANTS
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    FIRST CONSONANTS

    By John Whittier Treat

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    Brian is an unremarkable child, until he isn't. As other children start to babble, adding to their vocabularies day by day, Brian grows quieter with age, stumbling over the words he needs to lead a normal life: He is a stutterer. This speech disorder defines his formative years, filled with prejudice and

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJaded Ibis Press, LLC
    Release dateSep 20, 2022
    ISBN9781938841859
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