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The Family Under the Bridge
Some books I read once and never think of again. Others I enjoy, but never come back to. Still others I come back to, again and again. The Family Under the Bridge is one of those. I first saw it on a free book table at a homeschooling event, and it went into my arms along with probably a dozen other books. I think it pretty safe to say that of that armload, The Family Under the Bridge is the one I've come back to the most. It's just a thin little book, not even topping 200 pa

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