Things My Son Needs to Know about the World
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Simon & Schuster Audio , 2019.
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eAudiobook
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Unabridged
Street Date
05/07/2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781508258698
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Backman, F., & Fontana, S. (2019). Things My Son Needs to Know about the World (Unabridged). Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Backman, Fredrik and Santino Fontana. 2019. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Backman, Fredrik and Santino Fontana. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Backman, F. and Fontana, S. (2019). Things my son needs to know about the world. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Backman, Fredrik, and Santino Fontana. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Unabridged, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019.
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| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
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| Libby | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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