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What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A beloved classic is born!

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Howards End is considered by many to be E. M. Forster’s masterpiece. First published in 1910, this beguiling and completely captivating tale explores social conventions, codes of conduct, and relation…

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