When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter
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Sonia Rosa., & Sonia Rosa|AUTHOR. (2015). When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter . Groundwood Books Ltd.

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Sonia Rosa and Sonia Rosa|AUTHOR. 2015. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter. Groundwood Books Ltd.

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Sonia Rosa and Sonia Rosa|AUTHOR. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter Groundwood Books Ltd, 2015.

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