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Stray

Name: Stray
Rating: 4.01 (3990 reviews)
Author: Andrea K. Höst

Andrea K. Höst March 1, 2011

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On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest. Surrounded by the wrong sort of trees, and animals never featured in any nature documentary, Cass is only sure of one thing : alone, she will be lucky to survive.

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