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In two parallel stories, a fourteen-year-old boy who is NASA's first Junior Astronaut and a fourteen-year-old Maasai herder in Kenya both edge into maturity while questioning their family traditions.
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The Swinging Light
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First Published
1996
Pages
248 pages
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Editions
3
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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