Dream Garden: A Novel
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9781543925319
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lei Yang., Lei Yang|AUTHOR., & John Simon|AUTHOR. (2017). Dream Garden: A Novel . BookBaby.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lei Yang, Lei Yang|AUTHOR and John Simon|AUTHOR. 2017. Dream Garden: A Novel. BookBaby.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lei Yang, Lei Yang|AUTHOR and John Simon|AUTHOR. Dream Garden: A Novel BookBaby, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lei Yang, Lei Yang|AUTHOR, and John Simon|AUTHOR. Dream Garden: A Novel BookBaby, 2017.
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Grouped Work ID | 95b901a3-3f0b-aada-c6ac-e699eafbaca1-eng |
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Full title | dream garden |
Author | yang lei |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2023-04-10 20:03:29PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-20 02:04:26AM |
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First Loaded | Mar 28, 2021 |
Last Used | Feb 9, 2022 |
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