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DUCKS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE

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First Line: IN HER FIRST HOME EACH BOOK HAD A LIGHT AROUND IT
Last Line: THE DUCKS WERE BUILDING A NEST.
Subject(s): CULTURE CONFLICT; DUCKS; FAMILY LIFE; IRAN; WAR; MALLARDS; DRAKES; RELATIVES; PERSIA;

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