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Book Title: Black Youth Matters: Transitions From School To Success
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 6.1in.
Author: P. J. Standen, Tina Patel, Cecile Wright
Publication Name: Black Youth Matters : Transitions from School to Success
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Series: Critical Youth Studies
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
