An introduction to fiction
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X. J. Kennedy
X. J. Kennedy (born 21 August 1929, Dover, New Jersey) is a poet, translator, anthologist, editor, and bestselling writer of children's literature as well as student textbooks on English literature and poetry.
He was born "Joseph Charles Kennedy" — known to friends as Joe — but not wishing to share...
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