The Shadows by Jacqueline West

Book Club for Kids by Kitty Felde

May 20, 202617:16Health

Looking for a late summer thriller? We discuss the first book in Jacqueline West's Books of Elsewhere series The Shadows with the Girlfriends BookClub Baltimore . Public radio journalist Doualy Xaykaothao is celebrity re...

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